People come to same conclusion over Storm Dave as 90mph winds hit UK

People come to same conclusion over Storm Dave as 90mph winds hit UKStorm Dave caused havoc in the North of England overnight, with winds of up to 90mph causing thousands of homes to be left without power and travel to be disruptedCommentsNewsAbigail Nicholson Content Editor10:15, 05 Apr 2026View ImagePeople braving the strong wind on the waterfront(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)People have come to the same conclusion over Storm Dave, which battered the UK with winds of up to 90mph overnight.‌The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind covering parts of north Wales, northern England and southern Scotland between 7pm on Saturday, April 4 until 3am on Sunday, April 5.‌Overnight, high winds from Storm Dave battered North Wales particularly badly with gusts of up to 90mph causing chaos in Glynneath and Abergavenny.‌The wind led to thousands of houses being without power and travel being disrupted in the area.The Met Office warning said: "A spell of very strong southwesterly, then westerly winds is expected across north Wales, northern England and southern Scotland on Saturday evening and overnight before easing early on Sunday."Gusts of 60-70 mph are possible widely with some coastal or exposed locations seeing gusts of around 80 mph."‌But in the aftermath of Storm Dave, people were puzzled over why the name 'Dave' in particular was used, with some saying it would be better as the 'name of a cat'In a post on the R/CasualUK community on Reddit, one user said: " Anyone else think that "Dave" sounds too casual for a storm? Your roof has gone 'Ah man, cheers Dave!'"‌Others replied agreeing with the poster. One person said: "The whole thing of naming storms as though they're on par with a hurricane is rather silly, so calling one Dave is rather fitting. Also a good name for a cat."A second said: "Dave sounds about right for a bank holiday storm to chat about down the pub.&q...