Sources
Where every fact on storms.im comes from.
- Met Office Library and Archive: The Beaufort Scale, checked 26 Oct 2026. Used for 1 fact.
- Met Office: Beaufort wind force scale, checked 26 Oct 2026. Used for 1 fact.
- Met Office: Stay safe in thunder and lightning, checked 26 Oct 2026. Used for 1 fact.
- Met Office: Thunder and lightning, checked 26 Oct 2026. Used for 4 facts.
- Met Office: UK Storm Centre, checked 26 Oct 2026. Used for 2 facts.
- Met Office: official storm names for 2026/27 revealed (1 Sep 2026), checked 26 Oct 2026. Used for 1 fact.
- Met Éireann: new list of storm names for 2026/27 (1 Sep 2026), checked 26 Oct 2026. Used for 1 fact.
- NASA Science: Jupiter Facts, checked 26 Oct 2026. Used for 1 fact.
- NOAA JetStream: Lightning safety, checked 26 Oct 2026. Used for 1 fact.
- NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory: Lightning basics, checked 26 Oct 2026. Used for 1 fact.
- NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory: Tornado basics, checked 26 Oct 2026. Used for 2 facts.
- NOAA Ocean Service: What is a hurricane?, checked 26 Oct 2026. Used for 2 facts.
- Met Office: Beaufort wind force scale, checked 26 Oct 2026. The Beaufort scale slider: force names, wind speeds and sea states.
- Met Office: official storm names for 2026/27 revealed (1 Sep 2026), checked 26 Oct 2026. The 2026/27 storm names, pronunciations and who chose each one.
We stick to facts that stay true, like how thunder works. Things that change, like each season’s storm names, are given with their date and source.