DBA Disaster Relief Unit

2010 Hurricane Season

2010 Hurricane Forecast
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issues its 2010 hurricane season forecast, predicting one of the strongest seasons on record -- and reiterating fears that the Gulf oil spill may be impacted by the severe weather.

Hurricane season for the western Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico begins June 1 and lasts through Nov. 30. That's when about 90 percent of the storms make themselves present and the predictions for this season are grim -- which could wreak further havoc on the Gulf Coast.

NOAA's forecast predicts as many as 23 named storms during the Atlantic hurricane season, with three to seven becoming serious enough to be classified as major hurricanes. Named storms come with top winds of 39 mph or higher. The agency worries that as many as 14 could turn into hurricanes, with winds in excess of 74 mph, and three to seven could be Category 3, 4 or 5 storms with winds of at least 111 mph.

“If this outlook holds true, this season could be one of the more active on record,” said Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. “The greater likelihood of storms brings an increased risk of a landfall. In short, we urge everyone to be prepared.”

Training Schedule
Texas Baptist Men's Disaster Relief offers training in many areas all over the state. Here is the link to their training calendar.

Occasionally DBA also offers some of this training here locally. Duane Chance is the DBADR training coordinator. For church groups of 20 or more, yellow cap training can be arranged at your church or other meeting place provided it is also made open to others who may wish to attend. If interested in this option please send an email to Duane. (As with everything else, disaster deployments take precedence over training, so schedules can change with little notice.)

  Let's Talk Politics

Nothing heats up a good conversation like religion or politics. Because religion is often the topic of discussion in churches and in an association, let's skip it as a conversation topic and go right to politics.

Does that kind of leading paragraph startle you somewhat? Well, it startles me, and I wrote it. I know that November 2010 is one of those...


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