Important Takeaways:
- Ophelia wreaks havoc, causes washout in mid-Atlantic and Northeast
- Despite losing wind intensity, Tropical Rainstorm Ophelia slowed its forward motion to a crawl, prolonging rainy weather, threats of flooding and coastal hazards in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
- In New York City, travel advisories were issued on Sunday due to the “long-duration rainfall event,” and people living in basement apartments in flood-prone areas were warned by officials to be prepared to move to higher ground.
- Strong winds cut power to tens of thousands of customers across North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey at the height of the storm over the weekend. Wind gusts as high as 80 miles per hour were measured in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.
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Important Takeaways:
- The eye of Idalia roared ashore early Wednesday morning with the storm making landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida, at 7:45 a.m. EDT. Maximum sustained winds were 125 mph at the time of landfall, making it a Category 3.
- Idalia lost some wind intensity on its final approach, with maximum sustained winds peaking at 130 mph late Tuesday night, the minimum wind speed required to be classified as a Category 4.
- The number of power outages is creeping upward with nearly 66,000 outages as of 6:25 a.m. EDT Wednesday, according to PowerOutage.us. This number is up from 44,000 from two hours prior, and outages are expected to climb throughout Wednesday as Idalia makes landfall and moves inland.
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Luke 21:25 ““And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves
Important Takeaways:
- Record San Francisco Storm Leaves Flood Risk, Thousands in Dark
- A historic storm that rattled San Francisco with hurricane-force gusts is winding down, leaving behind the threat of flooded streets and highways across the Bay Area.
- The center of the storm itself is still near San Francisco though has considerably weakened, he said. The worst impacts of rain and wind have shifted into Arizona, and the storm will drift east into Nevada through the day, leaving behind lingering showers.
- San Francisco International Airport reported flight delays early Wednesday. About 130,000 homes and businesses across the state remained without electricity
- The system intensified so fast it was classified as a bomb cyclone. The storm brought heavy rain and wind gusts as high as 80 miles (129 kilometers) per hour to the region
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Luke 21:25 ““And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves,
Important Takeaways:
- Northeast is blanketed in nearly three feet of snow – causing at least 1,100 flights to be canceled and 240,000 to lose power as Nor’easter hits
- A powerful snowstorm affecting the US northeast has dropped nearly three feet of snow on some communities, leaving residents to brave frigid temperatures without power Wednesday morning.
- As of Wednesday morning, more than 240,000 customers across the region remain without electricity. The weather has also caused disruptions for air travelers, with more than 1,100 flights already canceled.
- Affected states include New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire. The storm is the first nor’easter of the season, and has seen millions placed under winter storm warnings.
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Luke 21:25 ““And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves
Important Takeaways:
- Hundreds of thousands without power due to massive winter storm
- Michigan was one of the hardest-hit states with over 600,000 customers without power at one point Thursday morning. In the Northeast, shoveling snow was like shoveling “cement” in one part of the region.
- Ice, wind and snow have contributed to mounting power outages. According to PowerOutage.US, Indiana has more than 12,000 customers in the dark this morning, with over 40,000 in Wisconsin. The situation is worse in Illinois, with more than 100,000 customers without power. By far, the most affected state has been Michigan. As of 5 a.m. EST Thursday, a total of 640,000 customers are without power in the state.
- Flight cancellations, delays surpass 7,000 across US
- The highest snow report from the Rockies in the past several days comes in the tourist destination of Yellowstone, Wyoming, where 34 inches of snow have accumulated — about half the height of the famous bison that roam the national park
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Luke 21:25-26 “And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Important Takeaways:
- Death toll climbs, power outages remain rampant during southern US ice storm
- At least eight people have now died from storm-related crashes in Texas and Arkansas, and two law enforcement officers have been seriously injured since Monday, The Associated Press reported.
- The weight of ice on trees and power lines caused power outages to rise overnight. As of 5 a.m. CST, more than 400,000 customers across four states are in the dark. The majority of the outages were in Texas, with over 390,000 without power. According to PowerOutage.US, over 165,000 of the outages were in Travis County. This county is the home to the city of Austin. Freezing rain is continuing to fall in Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi this morning, so the power outage number may rise further before crews have a chance to restore electricity.
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Revelation 16:9 “They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.”
Important Takeaways:
- Kentucky flooding: Homes, cars under water with over 22,000 power outages reported
- This catastrophic flooding in Kentucky came just two days after a historic flood in St. Louis killed one person on Tuesday when more than 9 inches of rain fell.
- In Buckhorn, a photo shared on social media showed the elementary school was almost completely underwater.
- More than 8 inches of rain has fallen in the city of Hazard since Wednesday, most of which fell in just a few hours early Thursday morning.
- Many other areas in eastern Kentucky have received between 4 and 8 inches of rain.
- The North Fork of the Kentucky River at Whitesburg has risen to an all-time record crest of 16.81 feet, smashing the previous record of 14.7 feet from Jan. 29, 1957. The river level rose more than 13 feet in about 7.5 hours early Thursday morning.
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- 100m living in Midwest, West Coast and Southwest face summer power outages from hot weather, climate change, overstretched fossil fuel power plants and unreliable green alternatives, energy regulator warns
- Huge swathes of the US are at risk of power outages this summer
- The ‘MISO’ part of America’s power grid – whose full name is the Midcontinent Independent System Operator is at greatest risk of a large-scale outage
- That warning was given by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), which released a map showing Michigan, most of Indiana, most of Illinois, and Wisconsin were in trouble.
- Also at the highest risk are Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and a small part of East Texas. That high-risk classification means that the existing power grid is ‘potentially insufficient to meet peak load during both normal and extreme conditions,’ according to NERC
- Parts of the Midwest will experience a ‘capacity shortfall’ driven by increased demand and power plant shutdowns as states turn to more renewable energy sources like hydro and solar.
- Wild fires could put extra strain on power grids, as could drought
- Regular NERC says it’s a ‘perfect storm’ that could leave millions in dark
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Important Takeaways:
- 2nd tornado cluster ravages towns in Oklahoma and Texas
- The community of Seminole, Oklahoma, has been ripped apart by two tornado events in three days, including a multi-tornado outbreak Wednesday evening, leading to massive structural damage and power outage in the city.
- The second tornado of the evening touched ground at approximately 8:48 p.m. CDT, after the area was already shaken from the prior hour’s damage. Seminole County was unable to sound the area’s tornado sirens due to power outages, leading to a potentially dangerous situation for those needing to take safety precautions.
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Luke 21:11” There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
Important Takeaways:
- Eight earthquakes hit Taiwan, ‘unlikely to trigger tsunamis or other severe secondary disasters’
- Eight earthquakes with a minimum magnitude of 4.1 and a maximum magnitude of 6.6
- The 6.6-magnitude quake that struck in the early hours on Wednesday could be felt throughout the island, with Taitung County, which was closest to the epicenter, experiencing the strongest visible shaking that lasted for about two minutes
- Besides, the quake also caused power outages to 1,203 households in Pingtung, rock falls, and small landslides in mountainous areas, and affected some Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) machines.
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