Texas-sized Disaster
Hurricane Harvey.
Is there a coincidence the worst Hurricane to hit Texas since the 1960s came on the heels of a total solar eclipse?
The hurricane started as a tropical storm on Aug 17, and was then downgraded to a tropical depression on Aug 19, and then further downgraded later that same day to a tropical wave. On Aug 23 it regenerates into a depression, becomes a hurricane the next day, and by midnight (Thursday night) it's a category 2. Fourteen hours later (on Friday) it's upgrade to a category 3 and by 6 PM its a category 4.
Some will say there isn't a coincidence, especially since the storm started before the eclipse. But, as the abbreviated timeline shows the storm was downgraded twice, and did not become a hurricane until after the eclipse.
The record rainfall has resulted in epic flooding. Up to 50 inches of rain is expected through Wednesday in the southeastern part of Texas.
The result: the worst disaster in Texas history. An unprecedented weather event.
The FEMA director, Brock Long, said "This disaster's going to be a landmark event. Texas has never seen an event like this"
(https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/harvey-galveston-houston-texas-flooding-hundreds-of-evacuations)
The National Weather Service stated, "The breadth and intensity of this rainfall is beyond anything experienced before."
(https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harvey-texas-coast-live-updates/1/)
I mentioned in an earlier post that I think last week's total solar eclipse is probably a marker of the beginning of the end for America as we know it. Barring repentance and a return to God by a majority of the nation, we will be seeing more epic storms, flooding, and other disasters take place.
The next mega-disaster may not come quickly, but it won't be too far off. For some, it may seem like the clean-up news for Harvey has just ended when the next calamity begins.
And there will continue to be the "smaller" disasters in between and during the big ones, and there will be natural disasters in other parts of the world as well.
The silver lining is watching and hearing how these types of events bring out the best in humanity.
I watched a news cast where the reporters were riding with some civilians who had a boat and were going around rescuing people. They gave the Lord credit for giving them the opportunity and means to help others.
For some of God's children, it takes disasters such as Harvey before their hearts become softened and they have become humbled enough for them to return to God.
Unfortunately the majority of people will blame disasters on natural events or "global warming" caused by humans. Wherever possible those in power will do all they can to use global warming or climate change as the justification to pass more restrictive laws and regulations in order to "protect the environment."
Is there a coincidence the worst Hurricane to hit Texas since the 1960s came on the heels of a total solar eclipse?
The hurricane started as a tropical storm on Aug 17, and was then downgraded to a tropical depression on Aug 19, and then further downgraded later that same day to a tropical wave. On Aug 23 it regenerates into a depression, becomes a hurricane the next day, and by midnight (Thursday night) it's a category 2. Fourteen hours later (on Friday) it's upgrade to a category 3 and by 6 PM its a category 4.
Some will say there isn't a coincidence, especially since the storm started before the eclipse. But, as the abbreviated timeline shows the storm was downgraded twice, and did not become a hurricane until after the eclipse.
The record rainfall has resulted in epic flooding. Up to 50 inches of rain is expected through Wednesday in the southeastern part of Texas.
The result: the worst disaster in Texas history. An unprecedented weather event.
The FEMA director, Brock Long, said "This disaster's going to be a landmark event. Texas has never seen an event like this"
(https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/harvey-galveston-houston-texas-flooding-hundreds-of-evacuations)
The National Weather Service stated, "The breadth and intensity of this rainfall is beyond anything experienced before."
(https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harvey-texas-coast-live-updates/1/)
I mentioned in an earlier post that I think last week's total solar eclipse is probably a marker of the beginning of the end for America as we know it. Barring repentance and a return to God by a majority of the nation, we will be seeing more epic storms, flooding, and other disasters take place.
The next mega-disaster may not come quickly, but it won't be too far off. For some, it may seem like the clean-up news for Harvey has just ended when the next calamity begins.
And there will continue to be the "smaller" disasters in between and during the big ones, and there will be natural disasters in other parts of the world as well.
The silver lining is watching and hearing how these types of events bring out the best in humanity.
I watched a news cast where the reporters were riding with some civilians who had a boat and were going around rescuing people. They gave the Lord credit for giving them the opportunity and means to help others.
For some of God's children, it takes disasters such as Harvey before their hearts become softened and they have become humbled enough for them to return to God.
Unfortunately the majority of people will blame disasters on natural events or "global warming" caused by humans. Wherever possible those in power will do all they can to use global warming or climate change as the justification to pass more restrictive laws and regulations in order to "protect the environment."
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