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central scrutinizer

(11,648 posts) Wed Feb 17, 2021, 05:28 PM Feb 2021

This polar vortex storm is named Uri

Does anybody know why? Etymology? Is it a reference? Or just the next name on the list?

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This polar vortex storm is named Uri (Original Post) central scrutinizer Feb 2021 OP

corporate marketing by for profit weather industry nt msongs Feb 2021 #1

NWS names winter storms now, just like hurricanes. Hela Feb 2021 #2

and happy they started using men's names......hated the fact they were ALWAYS womens a kennedy Feb 2021 #3

Surely you're kidding. underpants Feb 2021 #5

URI is short for URINE Gruenemann Feb 2021 #4

It's used as an acronym sarge43 Feb 2021 #6

Maybe it's Uri Geller? Hela Feb 2021 #7

The practice of naming storms should end. Harker Feb 2021 #8

msongs

(67,405 posts)

1. corporate marketing by for profit weather industry nt

Reply to central scrutinizer (Original post)

Wed Feb 17, 2021, 05:29 PM

Feb 2021

Hela

(440 posts)

2. NWS names winter storms now, just like hurricanes.

Reply to central scrutinizer (Original post)

Wed Feb 17, 2021, 05:31 PM

Feb 2021

https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2020-09-30-winter-storm-names-2020-2021

a kennedy

(29,658 posts)

3. and happy they started using men's names......hated the fact they were ALWAYS womens

Reply to Hela (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 17, 2021, 05:35 PM

Feb 2021

names for a long time.

underpants

(182,795 posts)

5. Surely you're kidding.

Reply to Hela (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 17, 2021, 06:01 PM

Feb 2021

Gruenemann

(984 posts)

4. URI is short for URINE

Reply to central scrutinizer (Original post)

Wed Feb 17, 2021, 05:54 PM

Feb 2021

Because it's pissing on us and pissing us off.

sarge43

(28,941 posts)

6. It's used as an acronym

Reply to central scrutinizer (Original post)

Wed Feb 17, 2021, 06:33 PM

Feb 2021

URI: Upper respiratory tract infection, ie common cold.

Hela

(440 posts)

7. Maybe it's Uri Geller?

Reply to central scrutinizer (Original post)

Thu Feb 18, 2021, 03:12 PM

Feb 2021

Does this storm bend spoons?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uri_Geller

Harker

(14,015 posts)

8. The practice of naming storms should end.

Reply to central scrutinizer (Original post)

Thu Feb 18, 2021, 04:00 PM

Feb 2021

People shouldn't have their names forever linked to deadly weather events.

It's really not cute.

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