May 24, 2006

2006 Hurricane Forecast

Officials testified about the forecast for an active 2006 hurricane season and cities identified as at high risk for hurricane damage.… read more

Officials testified about the forecast for an active 2006 hurricane season and cities identified as at high risk for hurricane damage. Among the issues they addressed were emergency preparations planning adopted following Hurricane Katrina the previous year, the degree of accuracy in hurricane predictions, and effective strategies for emergency response. close

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Max Mayfield Director National Weather Service->National Hurricane Center
Stanhope S. Spears Adjutant General South Carolina

Benjamin J. Spraggins Director Harrison County, MS->Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Jim DeMint U.S. Senator [R] South Carolina
Trent Lott U.S. Senator [R] Mississippi
Ben Nelson U.S. Senator [D] Nebraska
Bill Nelson U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Florida
Ted Stevens U.S. Senator [R] Alaska
David Vitter U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Louisiana

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Senate Commerce, Science,and Transportation Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention & Prediction

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Program ID:: 192694-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: May 24, 2006 | 2:32pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: May 27, 2006 | 3:22pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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May 24, 2006 | 2:32pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
May 24, 2006 | 10:20pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 25, 2006 | 2:22am EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 27, 2006 | 3:22pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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