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Kinross Man Who Guesses Storm Names Correctly Every Year Refuses to Reveal Method

Fictional Gordie Bell: 'It's in the tea leaves. And the list they publish.'

A man, predicting.

A man, predicting. Photo: Jebulon, “Weather vane Trinitatis kirke Copenhagen Denmark”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0

KINROSS — Fictional Gordie Bell has correctly predicted every named storm for nine years. Locals suspect a connection to the fact the names are published in advance. He calls this “slander”.

His tip for Tuesday is Chloe, “and after that I’m saying something with a D”.

The real story: Context: possible Storm Chloe Tuesday (STV).

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