The 2010 hurricane forecast is looking pretty ominous.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is calling for 14-23 named storms with 8-14 hurricanes and 3-7 major hurricanes.  These are pretty troubling numbers.

So not only do residents of the Gulf of Mexico face more huge problems from the oil spill, now they could face even more problems from the weather.  People should be nervous not only about damage from a land falling hurricane, but also from how far inland oil from the Deep Water Horizon disaster could be carried.

Hurricand Katrina satellite image

Coastal communities and their residents from Louisiana to Florida have seen huge declines in income because of a drop in tourism and from closed fishing grounds.  A few tar balls have even washed up on the beaches of eastern Texas recently.  Because of the way currents in the Gulf flow, it is doubtful that the tar balls came on shore naturally.  They were most likely stuck to the sides of ships.

So what might the future hold for Texas as oil continues to gush from the floor of the Gulf and if many areas of the Gulf and eastern seaboard get hit by hurricanes.  The last time Florida got blasted my hurricanes, I had a good number of phone calls from people wanting to move to Austin and other parts of Texas.

Might we see people wanting to move to Texas?  Perhaps, but only those who still have money and can sell their houses.