Remember that windstorm we had in December? (For those of you who just got here, see [mb] and [mb] for details.)

Never mind the dead storm victims, the frustration of waiting for the powers that be to rebuild half the power grid, and the millions and millions of dollars in cleanup costs. Our local papers have been obsessing over another key question: What do we call the thing? (And, well, we’re not immune either: [mb], [mb].)

It wasn’t just us: the National Weather Service held a ‘name that storm’ contest. They had over 6000 entries. The newspapers like the guy who tried to name the storm after his ex-wife, but I think my personal favorite submission was “When The Evergreens Got Mad.”

Well, local media people can relax: the National Weather Service has officially awarded the storm a name. It will now be known as the Hanukkah Eve storm. [Seattle Times]

The folks behind the decision explained that it seemed only appropriate: there was a lot of candle-lighting involved.

Mazel tov. How’s the repair work coming along?

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