“Hurricane Revision Update” This is Something to Think About 08.07.26

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“Hurricane Revision Update”

Bill Bunkley’s “This Is Something to Think About

Air Date Friday, August 6, 2026

It’s been a very quiet hurricane season for 2026 so far. A combination of Saharan dust that acts like a clothes dryer in the atmosphere, creating wind shear, water temperatures, and the stronger-than-normal El Niño are working in tandem.

Colorado State University updated its 2026 hurricane forecast, calling for well-below-average hurricanes coming in off the Atlantic.

Their new update calls for only nine named storms, four hurricanes, and one major hurricane. An average season sees 14 named storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes. 

This is good news for now. 

One major hurricane making landfall can still be devastating. And all the heavy thunderstorms that have occurred over Florida are indicative of the immense atmospheric energy courtesy of El Niño.

Stay prepared.

Bill Bunkley is a 20-year veteran Salem Media talk show host based in Tampa. The Bill Bunkley Show airs on weekdays from 3 to 5 pm across central Florida. Bill is also President of the Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention (Southern Baptist Convention Churches), among other churches and entities. He has served as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention for the last 30 years at the state capitol in Tallahassee. By the Grace of his Lord Jesus, he is a cancer survivor diagnosed in 2018 with AML Leukemia, having successfully undergone a bone marrow transplant that same year. In 2025, he underwent successful open-heart surgery to repair a heart valve. His wife is Toni, his son is Zac, and he attends Idlewild Baptist Church.

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