{"id":2696,"date":"2016-03-04T16:43:21","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T22:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/?p=2696"},"modified":"2016-03-04T16:43:22","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T22:43:22","slug":"223storm1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/223storm1\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-Post: Upbring Storm Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Upbring Disaster Response Update: Feb. 23 Severe Weather Event <\/em><\/h1>\n

One week after a long and difficult stretch of severe weather throughout the South and tornadoes in Louisiana, initial recovery efforts continue across impacted areas.\u00a0The U.S. Storm Prediction Center confirmed that the\u00a013 tornadoes which hit Louisiana on Tuesday, Feb. 23, set a record for the most occurring in one day during the month of February.<\/em><\/p>\n

Jessica Vermilyea, Director, Upbring Disaster Response<\/strong><\/a>, the new LSSDR, reported that St. James and St. John the Baptist Parishes were the hardest hit in Louisiana, with Assumption and Livingston Parishes also receiving substantial damage.<\/em><\/p>\n

St. James Parish<\/u><\/strong><\/em>
\n Specifically at Sugar Hill RV Park in Convent, St. James Parish, there were two confirmed fatalities, 31 people hospitalized and seven listed in critical\u00a0condition. In total, 100 trailers were damaged at the trailer park of approximately 160 homes and 300 residents.\u00a0 Outside of the RV park area, more than 50 homes were also damaged or destroyed \u2013 efforts for clean-up are currently underway.<\/em><\/p>\n

St. John the Baptist Parish<\/u><\/strong><\/em>
\n Only a short four years after Hurricane Isaac caused more than $2 billion in damage to Louisiana and Mississippi, the community of St. John the Baptist Parish is once again rebuilding their lives. Initial estimates are that approximately 400 homes have been impacted.<\/em><\/p>\n

During the first 24 hours, Upbring Disaster Response was on the ground meeting with parish officials and community partners to help coordinate the opening of the Volunteer Reception Center (VRC), distribution and feeding efforts. In addition, volunteers are now working on clean-up and debris removal.<\/em><\/p>\n

Although damage assessments are still underway, the Long Term Recovery Committee reconvened earlier this week to begin plans that will address needs based on the extent of damage and to identify those who will require additional assistance. Jessica, who served as a member of the Executive Committee during Hurricane Isaac, will continue in the same role for this event.<\/em><\/p>\n

Upbring Disaster Response \u2013 who responded during Hurricane Isaac\u2019s recovery efforts \u2013 continues regular communication with our Lutheran partners, community and governmental partners and is working with Louisiana Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD<\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong> to assist in immediate recovery efforts.<\/em><\/p>\n

Emergency Declarations<\/u><\/strong><\/em>
\n Nine parishes have received emergency declarations:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ascension<\/em><\/td>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Livingston<\/em><\/td>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St. James<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assumption<\/em><\/td>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pointe Coupee<\/em><\/td>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St. John the Baptist<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iberville<\/em><\/td>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St. Helena<\/em><\/td>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Washington<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Texas Update<\/u><\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Although storms were not as devastating in Texas, two school districts canceled classes after power outages and damages made it dangerous for students to attend in Brackett and San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated ISDs. It was reported in Del Rio that approximately 10,000 customers were without power Feb. 23.<\/em><\/p>\n

Long-Term Plans<\/u><\/strong><\/em>
\n As we continue to gather information and determine what the long-term recovery plans are, we promise to share it with you.\u00a0We do know there will be a need for financial assistance to aid in rebuilding and replacement of household and personal goods.<\/em><\/p>\n

We ask that you continue to pray for the storm victims and their families.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lutheran Disaster Response will continue to accompany Upbring Disaster Response\u00a0as they continue to be present in the communities affected by the February 23 Severe weather event.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how you can be a part of the response:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pray <\/strong><\/p>\n

Please pray for all those affected by this crisis. Remember those who have lost everything and all those who are working to respond. You can use these prayers and resources<\/a> in your worship services.<\/p>\n

Give<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gifts<\/a> to Lutheran Disaster Response will be used to provide immediate and\/or longer-term recovery relief.<\/p>\n

Connect<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sign up to receive Lutheran Disaster Response alerts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Subscribe to the Lutheran Disaster Response blog.<\/p>\n

Like our Facebook<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

To learn more about this situation:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Visit the Upbring Disaster Response <\/a>Page<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Upbring Disaster Response Update: Feb. 23 Severe Weather Event One week after a long and difficult stretch of severe weather throughout the South and tornadoes in Louisiana, initial recovery efforts continue across impacted areas.\u00a0The U.S. Storm Prediction Center confirmed that the\u00a013 tornadoes which hit Louisiana on Tuesday, Feb. 23, set a record for the most […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":231,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-post"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRe-Post: Upbring Storm Update - Lutheran Disaster Response<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/223storm1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Re-Post: Upbring Storm Update - Lutheran Disaster Response\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Upbring Disaster Response Update: Feb. 23 Severe Weather Event One week after a long and difficult stretch of severe weather throughout the South and tornadoes in Louisiana, initial recovery efforts continue across impacted areas.\u00a0The U.S. Storm Prediction Center confirmed that the\u00a013 tornadoes which hit Louisiana on Tuesday, Feb. 23, set a record for the most […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/223storm1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lutheran Disaster Response\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-03-04T22:43:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-03-04T22:43:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lutheran Disaster Response\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lutheran Disaster Response\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/disasterresponse\\\/223storm1\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/disasterresponse\\\/223storm1\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lutheran Disaster Response\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/disasterresponse\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e6b92ba4cf2158cbaf85e29b00d00ae2\"},\"headline\":\"Re-Post: Upbring Storm Update\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-03-04T22:43:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-03-04T22:43:22+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/disasterresponse\\\/223storm1\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":604,\"articleSection\":[\"Post\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/disasterresponse\\\/223storm1\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/disasterresponse\\\/223storm1\\\/\",\"name\":\"Re-Post: Upbring Storm Update - Lutheran Disaster Response\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/disasterresponse\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-03-04T22:43:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-03-04T22:43:22+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/disasterresponse\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e6b92ba4cf2158cbaf85e29b00d00ae2\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/disasterresponse\\\/223storm1\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/disasterresponse\\\/223storm1\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/disasterresponse\\\/223storm1\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/disasterresponse\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Re-Post: Upbring Storm Update\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/disasterresponse\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/disasterresponse\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lutheran Disaster Response\",\"description\":\"Lutheran Disaster Response shares hope, healing and renewal with people before, during and after disasters.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/disasterresponse\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/disasterresponse\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e6b92ba4cf2158cbaf85e29b00d00ae2\",\"name\":\"Lutheran Disaster Response\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e4fdbf8b58f15b1442a97a5b8fe427da1cee18e216221b4c0df339cc03246172?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e4fdbf8b58f15b1442a97a5b8fe427da1cee18e216221b4c0df339cc03246172?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e4fdbf8b58f15b1442a97a5b8fe427da1cee18e216221b4c0df339cc03246172?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lutheran Disaster Response\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.elca.org\\\/disasterresponse\\\/author\\\/legacy-231\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Re-Post: Upbring Storm Update - Lutheran Disaster Response","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/223storm1\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Re-Post: Upbring Storm Update - Lutheran Disaster Response","og_description":"Upbring Disaster Response Update: Feb. 23 Severe Weather Event One week after a long and difficult stretch of severe weather throughout the South and tornadoes in Louisiana, initial recovery efforts continue across impacted areas.\u00a0The U.S. Storm Prediction Center confirmed that the\u00a013 tornadoes which hit Louisiana on Tuesday, Feb. 23, set a record for the most […]","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/223storm1\/","og_site_name":"Lutheran Disaster Response","article_published_time":"2016-03-04T22:43:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-03-04T22:43:22+00:00","author":"Lutheran Disaster Response","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lutheran Disaster Response","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/223storm1\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/223storm1\/"},"author":{"name":"Lutheran Disaster Response","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/#\/schema\/person\/e6b92ba4cf2158cbaf85e29b00d00ae2"},"headline":"Re-Post: Upbring Storm Update","datePublished":"2016-03-04T22:43:21+00:00","dateModified":"2016-03-04T22:43:22+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/223storm1\/"},"wordCount":604,"articleSection":["Post"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/223storm1\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/223storm1\/","name":"Re-Post: Upbring Storm Update - Lutheran Disaster Response","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-03-04T22:43:21+00:00","dateModified":"2016-03-04T22:43:22+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/#\/schema\/person\/e6b92ba4cf2158cbaf85e29b00d00ae2"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/223storm1\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/223storm1\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/223storm1\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Re-Post: Upbring Storm Update"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/","name":"Lutheran Disaster Response","description":"Lutheran Disaster Response shares hope, healing and renewal with people before, during and after disasters.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/#\/schema\/person\/e6b92ba4cf2158cbaf85e29b00d00ae2","name":"Lutheran Disaster Response","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e4fdbf8b58f15b1442a97a5b8fe427da1cee18e216221b4c0df339cc03246172?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e4fdbf8b58f15b1442a97a5b8fe427da1cee18e216221b4c0df339cc03246172?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e4fdbf8b58f15b1442a97a5b8fe427da1cee18e216221b4c0df339cc03246172?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Lutheran Disaster Response"},"url":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/author\/legacy-231\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/231"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2696"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2697,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696\/revisions\/2697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}