"And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. [Is] not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day."-Joshua 10:13
Below is a part of the chapter I was very intrigued on how God is in control of the weather. It's so awe inspring of how God can just move any any situations (e.g. war)
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Temperature
""As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease."-Genesis 8
A formula that many students used to convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius was similar to:
*see awesome testimony from his wife's car accident "I am sure most of you like me have at sometime prayed for a change in the weather. Last year on the day of St Chad�s Summer Fete it was pelting it down and at 10 minutes before it was due to start we all gathered under the protection of a marquee and prayed for the rain to stop. We also sung Shine Jesus shine although a bit tongue in cheek! Guess what, within minutes the rain stopped and it remained dry for the whole duration, the rain only resumed as we were packing up. Coincidence? I think not! Sometimes I really feel sorry for God, as he receives our prayer requests. It would be impossible to please everybody all the time wouldn�t it. Can you imagine for example A Christian family off to a holiday in Norfolk praying for good dry weather so they could enjoy the beach, yet at the same time a Christian farmer praying for rain as his crops needed watering. I guess God is often in a no win situation!"
God Smites Georgia, By David Knowles
Nov 15th 2007 8:59AM
Filed Under:Republicans, Featured Stories, Environment, Religion (news.aol.com)
*I first heard about this awesome story during Thanksgiving "Just outside the Georgia capitol building, Governor Sonny Perdue led his state in an official prayer for rain this week. As most people know by now, Georgia is suffering from a potentially catastrophic drought, and Perdue decided to seek divine intervention. Appealing to a higher power for rain is an age-old human tradition, one perhaps best illustrated in the form of the Native American rain dance. So, the Republican Governor led a gathering of lawmakers, ministers and ordinary citizens in a direct and specific request to God.
"Oh father, we acknowledge our wastefulness," Perdue said. "But we're doing better. And I thought it was time to acknowledge that to the creator, the provider of water and land, and to tell him that we will do better."
Nay sayers attacked the proceedings on several points:
"The governor is exceeding his constitutional authority," said Ed Buckner, an atheist and treasurer of the group [The Atlanta Freethought Society]. "He has no right to set up prayer services on behalf of the people of Georgia, particularly not on the grounds of the state Capitol."
At the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's blog, one reader took issue with the Governor's actions from a theological perspective:
"God is not an ATM machine you can go to and get whatever you need whenever you ask for it."
So did the prayer work? While there were trace amounts of rain the following day, the science-based forecast for the rest of the week puts the chance of further precipitation at 10% or less. As attorney Gil Rogers sees it, whether or not a few drops fall from the sky this week or the next is beside the point:
"We shouldn't look at it as 'Once the rains come we'll be fine,'" he said. "We'd like to see rain, but this doesn't get us any closer to sustaining water management in Georgia."
Lastly, the people over at the site Why Won't God Heal Amputees? have posted a video with their take on the efficacy on prayer. I'm guessing Sonny Perdue hasn't seen it.By David Knowles
Nov 15th 2007 8:59AM
Filed Under:Republicans, Featured Stories, Environment, Religion"
*......more on this story, see Goodnews USA: Georgia........
"... 35 "When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, and when they pray toward this place and confess your name and turn from their sin because you have afflicted them, 36 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Teach them the right way to live, and send rain on the land you gave your people for an inheritance.
37 "When famine or plague comes to the land, or blight or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers, or when an enemy besieges them in any of their cities, whatever disaster or disease may come, 38 and when a prayer or plea is made by any of your people Israel�each one aware of the afflictions of his own heart, and spreading out his hands toward this temple- 39 then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive and act; deal with each man according to all he does, since you know his heart (for you alone know the hearts of all men), 40 so that they will fear you all the time they live in the land you gave our fathers. "-1 Kings 8
-Floods
"I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life."-Genesis 9:15
CHARLEY, FRANCES, IVAN, JEANNE (Summer of 2004) Florida
"The wind blows to the south
and turns to the north;
round and round it goes,
ever returning on its course.
"-Ecclessiastes 1:6
Our Daily Bread (Sept.3) - Life Lab
"Hurricane Andrew struck the US mainland in August 1992. As residents tried to cope with the destruction, scientists turned Florida into a huge laboratory. Teams of researchers descended on the state to measure the storm's impact on everything from building materials to tropical fish. Psychologists analyzed the hurricane's influence on children. Geographers mapped sunken boats. Marine scientists cataloged the damage done to reefs, sea grass, and mangroves. Criminologists studied price-gouging and the breakdown of social order.
The prophets of the Bible did a similar evaluation after spiritual disasters. They documented the personal, social, and environmental effects of turning away from the one true God (Isa. 1:1-9; Hag. 1:2-7).
In behalf of a loving God, Haggai urged his neighbors to give careful attention to what had happened. He noted the priority they were giving to their own comforts and wanted them to observe how dissatisfied and empty they still were.
If God didn't care, He wouldn't ask us to consider the time and effort we are spending on diminishing returns. If He didn't love us, He couldn't remind us of all that He has given us. God sees what has happened to us and knows how much we need to focus on Him today. � Mart De Haan
I would live for Thee, Lord Jesus,
Keep my eyes so turned toward Thee
That the world and all its system
May attract no part of me. �Graves
When Christ is the center of your interests, life will be in focus. "
"Jesus Calms the Storm
23Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!"
26He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
27The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!""-Matthew 8
"So I commend the enjoyment of life, because nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany him in his work all the days of the life God has given him under the sun...-Ecclesiastes 8
'It was early on a Saturday night when rain began to fall on the city of Rushford , Minnesota . It wouldn't take long for those showers to quickly turn into God-fearing thunderstorms.
"It was raining heavily when I went to bed," said Rushford resident, Delaine Kjos.
"It rained so hard we could hardly see anything," said Betty Culhane.
Father Joe Pete says, "I saw water and boats coming in carrying people and it was a nightmare. There were canoes carrying people. People came in wet and cold."
Betty recalls, "I walked around a while and walked out onto my porch and then I saw these cars coming and parking along my street because the school is right across from us. So I thought they must be evacuating."
"I think I was in shock just like everybody else. I was in shock and I didn't think a lot. I tried to think about what I could do. The city was taking care of getting the people out," recalled Fr. Pete.
As the rain continued to fall and floodwaters continued to rise something amazing happened that may be credited for saving countless lives.
Betty says, "About two o'clock the sirens were going off and I figured it was because of the water."
Delaine added, "They tried to say that the sirens shorted out and they went off but there was a higher power that turned those sirens on."
"Jesus is present in everything. I'm just very aware of Jesus in everything," said Fr. Pete.
Once much of the shock wore off the rebuilding began starting with the very basics.
For more stories go to www.faith-stories.com "
"The country's largest Lutheran denomination will vote Friday whether to allow people in same-sex relationships to become clergy. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America is holding its national convention at the Minneapolis Convention Center this week.
The vote comes on the heels of a big decision Wednesday where two-thirds agreed to adopt a social statement that says in part, the church will accept different views on human sexuality.
But a tornado-damaged steeple at Central Lutheran Church near where the convention is being seen by some as a sign. A Minneapolis pastor's blog says the storm was a gentle, but firm warning to turn from the approval of sin before a crucial decision.
"I think it's as important as the vote that happened in 1970 for the ordination of women and for me personally that's pretty important." said Pastor Margie Guelker from Christ Lutheran Church in Blaine.
Those against it see it as a step back.
"I'm not supporting this. I'm very disappointed." said Pastor Dave Glesne from Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fridley.
"There's been an erosion of God's word. Modernism has come in and trumped scripture as the final authority for many many people," said Glesne.
While some saw the tornado as a warning, others say the sunshine that followed the vote is an affirmation.
The assembly needs a simple majority, and not a two-thirds vote, to pass tomorrow's proposal."
"The National Weather Service has confirmed that four weak tornadoes touched down in the Twin Cities area Wednesday, bringing winds between 70 mph and 85 mph.
The weather service damage assessment teams finished their work by Thursday evening, and confirmed three F0 tornados and a slightly stronger F1 tornado touched down in the storm.
One F0 touched down in south Minneapolis then moved into downtown. Another hit about 40 miles north of St. Paul, in North Branch near the middle school. The third was just outside Hudson, Wis., and it downed several large trees.
A slight stronger F1 tornado touched town on state Highway 61 in Cottage Grove, uprooting or shearing off several trees 2 feet to 3 feet in diameter.
The weather service ranks tornadoes on a scale of F0 to F5, the most powerful."
It really was a tornado
By BILL MCAULIFFE and PAUL LEVY , Star Tribune staff writers
Last update: August 20, 2009 - 11:12 PM
"...The Minneapolis tornado, one of four in Minnesota confirmed by the Weather Service, emerged out of conditions that were unlikely to produce twisters, one reason the Weather Service had no severe weather warnings in place at the time, said meteorologist Matt Friedlein, who was briefed by the agency's tornado assessment team Thursday...
Hugo Minnesota tornado May 25th 2008 part 1
"HUGO — On Sunday, May 25, 2008, at 5:00 p.m., in a matter of seconds, an EF-3 tornado blew homes off foundations. The “bombing” hailstorm that followed damaged every home in Hugo. The north metro community was rocked by the disaster.
Two families, with firm foundations in service and prayer, have been part of God’s recovery plan for Hugo. One year later, their faith journeys have touched the lives of the community and beyond.
Steve and Sandy Anderson intentionally chose their Hugo neighborhood so they could serve others for Christ. Jerry and Christy Prindle’s home crumbled around them as it was directly hit by the EF-3 tornado. More devastating than the property damage was the impact on their family.
“He is a Christian,” Christy Prindle remembers thinking when she saw neighbor Steve Anderson running to their completely devastated home. “I asked him to pray with us.” Steve laid hands on Christy and her husband, Jerry, both dazed and injured, and began to pray for healing, strength and for God to find their children. Prindle’s daughter, Ani, had stopped breathing under the rubble and would require resuscitation many times. On that day, the tornado would claim one young life: the Prindle’s two-year-old son, Nate.
Servant’s Heart
“No! This is not right. I won’t let this much destruction [and] darkness happen to my friends and neighborhood,” resolved Steve, as he watched four ambulances leave with the Prindle family—and he surveyed the devastated area that resembled a war zone.
As the neighborhood evacuated, Steve left water at the end of his driveway for the mounted police patrolling the neighborhood. In the days and weeks that followed, the body of Christ would find a conduit for serving and giving as Steve and his wife, Sandy, would open their hearts and home to the community.
Dubbed the “oasis,” hundreds of neighbors, volunteers, and first responders found free food and supplies and a respite in the tornado’s aftermath. The Anderson’s driveway, garage, yard and home overflowed with donations, including everything from bedding, clothing, sunscreen, diapers, tarps, gloves, and chocolate to cheeseburgers.
Eagle Brook Church (located nearby) pastors were available for emotional and spiritual counseling.
Living Matthew 25
“We had to help people in help,” said Sandy Anderson. “People wanted to help but needed someone to say, ‘I need you to do this.’” Donations were prompted by viral e-mails and an ever-changing “needs” whiteboard in the front yard. As a donor dropped off a meal for 10 people, a neighbor would request a meal to feed 10 volunteers. A man showed up with two bags full of women’s size two clothing. Within 20 minutes, a working mother stopped by to say that her work clothes were gone and she wore a size two.
“God had His hand in this. He orchestrated all of this,” Sandy recalls.
Partnering with the Andersons during the aftermath, Greg Grimstad, grace pastor of Eagle Brook Church, reflected, “We learned the value of the relational capital of our attendees. The church is not the building; it is the people. Steve and Sandy Anderson were salt and light to the community. They were just who they are in Christ, being the body of Christ.”
The Anderson’s home became a refuge for Christy and Jerry Prindle. As the cleanup crews found the widely-scattered Prindle belongings, those items were brought to the Anderson home. A separate area was set-up so Christy and Jerry could sort, process and grieve in private.
Prayer Recovery
“We have seen God in people,” said Christy Prindle. Neighbors, civic leaders, first responders, friends, family and strangers have been God’s hands and feet in the past year. Knowing that people are praying for them has sustained the Prindles.
Prayer was a firm foundation on the day of Prindle’s son’s wake. Christy saw her son for the first time since the tornado. “I lost it,” she said. Don Arnold grabbed hold of Christy and from six inches away said, “Pray with me.” Together, they would breathe in: “Lord Jesus, grant me strength” and breathe out: “Lord Jesus, grant me peace.”
“I knew that moment God had granted me strength. I couldn’t have made it through such a horrific thing,” Christy said. Arnold was in campus ministry when Christy attended Winona State University. In retirement, his ministry now is helping people deal with overwhelming grief.
The Prindle’s prayer life has brought them closer together and closer to God. Still lifting up prayers for total healing for their daughter, the Prindles also use very precise prayers—to see movement in Ani’s hands or for her to say a specific word. Jerry prayed his mother would get better so she would hear Ani talk. Shortly before his mother passed away in December, Ani was able to say “guh-na.” “These are the prayers that come true,” said Jerry.
Christy and Jerry believe it is part of God’s plan for them to talk about their experience and how they have grown in their faith. Recently, they shared with their church, Eagle Brook Church in Lino Lakes: “The why question is a very human question. It is not the right thing to ask. It is an anchor. It holds you to a past event, or holds you in the past. It won’t let you go forward. There is never going to be an answer that satisfies your longing for an answer.”
“We both know God did not cause this tornado,” said Christy. “He was in the aftermath. He protects us and gives us guidance.”
The couple constantly relies on the promise that they will see Nate in heaven and will get to hold him again. There are periods of sadness. “God gives you something,” said Jerry. “God has done something in us. He allows us to come out of the grief. He allows us to see life in a different way.”
"
Hugo Tornado - we will rebuild
"Hugo tornado documentary. We are down but not out, We Weathered it together
produced by Steve Johnson "
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Heat is more likely to kill an American than an earthquake, and thunderstorms kill more than hurricanes do, according to a "death map" published on Tuesday.
Researchers who compiled the county-by-county look at what natural disasters kill Americans said they hope their study will help emergency preparedness officials plan better.
Heat and drought caused 19.6 percent of total deaths from natural hazards, with summer thunderstorms causing 18.8 percent and winter weather causing 18.1 percent, the team at the University of South Carolina found.
Earthquakes, wildfires and hurricanes combined were responsible for fewer than 5 percent of all hazard deaths...."
"red river flooding in fargo, north dakota" Fargo North Dakota Flooding 2009, from youtube.com Red River Flood 2009: Part 4, from youtube.com Red River Flood 2009: Part 1, from youtube.com CNN iReport - Fargo Flood Fight 2009, from youtube.com
LOCAL: UPDATE: Local residents help with flood control as crest projections worsen
Morris Sun Tribune
Published Thursday, March 26, 2009 By Tom Larson "A typical trip to the Fargo-Moorhead area for many Morris area residents might involve shopping, a concert, maybe a sporting event or a college visit.
There wasn’t a lot of fun in store for area residents and companies making the trip there this week, but what they are doing is probably more rewarding.
Riley Brothers, of Morris, on Monday sent more than two dozen pieces of equipment and about 60 workers to the region to help with flood control efforts in the Red River Valley.
On Thursday, more than 40 Morris Area students, teachers and parents boarded a bus at 6 a.m. and took off to help with sandbagging efforts. This after FFA students from Hancock and Morris traveled to the region earlier this week.
Riverview Dairy also sent between 25 and 35 people, including Hispanic workers and area residents, to Fargo on three separate trips, said Riverview's Kevin Wulf.
Earlier this week, softball, volleyball and track athletes from the University of Minnesota, Morris traveled to Breckenridge to help with flood control efforts there, and another campus group went to Fargo to provide assistance on Tuesday.
Fargo residents Annette and Steve Sprague offered their thanks in a letter sent to UMM: “We had the pleasure of working along side several University of MN Morris students last night at the Fargodome while making sandbags. We want to issue a 'HUGE THANK YOU' to these young men and women for volunteering to come to Fargo to help us in our flood battle. The youth of MN and ND are truly amazing, and on behalf of the Fargo-Moorhead community we are sincerely grateful. We hope you will be able to post this message in some manner because unfortunately we do not have their names to thank them personally!”
Sodexho on campus donated snacks for the volunteers. The owners of McDonald's in Breckenridge, who also own the Morris McDonald's, and Subway of Morris also provided food for the UMM volunteers.
Thousands of volunteers are working around the clock as communities along the Red River brace for what has the potential to be the worst flooding in the region’s history.
Experts said late Thursday that now the river could crest at 43 feet by Saturday, and that it could stay at that level for several days. Many rural areas already are being evacuated, and the City of Fargo released contingency evacuation plans Thursday.
Joe Riley, of Riley Brothers, said he received a call at about 7 p.m. Sunday from a contractor in the Fargo-Moorhead area requesting help. By 7 a.m. Monday, Riley Brothers had 20 pieces of equipment on the job. In total, Riley Brothers has between 55 and 60 workers, 10 trucks, five backhoes and nine bulldozers on the job in two 12-hour shifts, building dikes, Riley said.
“They really needed it,” Riley said. “They definitely have a problem but they’re keeping ahead of it.”
Riley Brothers has a long work history in the Fargo area. In fact, one Riley Brothers project is responsible for reducing some of the threat in the West Fargo area. In the mid-1980s, Riley Brothers completed a diversion project that has left West Fargo in pretty good shape in terms of avoiding major damage, he said.
Right now, the crews and equipment are deployed south of Fargo near Interstate 29, working west toward the Sheyenne River, which runs into the Red River. The crews have been awed by the experience.
“They said there’s absolutely equipment and trucks everywhere,” Riley said. “It’s a situation they have not seen before, ever, on this scale. There are people and equipment everywhere.”
The Morris Area students got involved almost as quickly as the Riley Brothers’ crews.
Teacher Natasha Mortenson said a sign-up sheet posted Wednesday asking students if they’d be willing to help filled up quickly.
“We put the list up at noon and it was full in 10, 15 minutes,” said Mortenson from their work location in North Fargo on Thursday morning. “Everyone wanted to help and they’re working very, very hard.”
About 37 students were joined by teachers and some parents for the day-long work session, and their efforts had Morris ties.
Their first assignment was to help sandbag at a home in North Fargo owned by the 78-year-old father-in-law of Morris Area counselor Tammy Roth. The students also moved household items out of the home’s basement into upper floors. They then traveled to the Fargodome to either work there or receive another assignment, Mortenson said.
Morris Area student Sara Beyer said the work was cold and snow fell throughout the day but that the trip was a success.
“It’s pretty awesome,” Beyer said. “There were signs when you get to town that say ‘Bless the volunteers.’ All the thank yous mean a lot to us. It’s nice to do whatever you can to help.”
Morris Area student Nathan Gades joked that the sandbagging in the freezing cold and snow was a good way to get out of school for a day.
“Every person makes a lot of difference,” he said.
Some of the volunteers from Riverview Dairy filled bags in Moorhead that were sent to local neighborhoods. Other workers were scattered around on other assignments, Wulf said.
The efforts of all the volunteers in a time of crisis is a unique experience, he said.
"It speaks volumes for the American culture," Wulf said. "This isn't a perfect culture, but when people are in trouble everyone comes to their aid. You see that more in American culture than I have anywhere else around the globe."
Anyone with stories and photos to share of efforts to help with flood control efforts around the region are encouraged to contact the Sun Tribune at (888) 589-2525 or by email at: morrtrib@info-link.net."
=>UMM Connections: Morris IVCF Connections-Fargo Flood ing (Friday, March 27, 2009)
Staying in touch and sharing God's work in our lives.
STATE: Mandatory Evacuation for
Parts of South Fargo
Created On: Thursday, 26 Mar 2009, 9:24 PM CDT "
FARGO, N.D. - A mandatory evacuation is underway in the River Vili and Riverview Estates areas in South Fargo Thursday night.
There are 35-40 homes in the River Vili neighborhood. Riverview Estates is a senior living center.
The Fargo Police Department, Fire Department and National Guard are on the scene assisting residents.
The evacuation was determined necessary after longitudinal cracks were found in the earthen levy built to protect the area from flood waters.
Residents are not in immediate danger but are being evacuated as a safety precaution until the situation can be assessed and appropriate measures can be taken.
Moorhead residents with homes south of Interstate 94 and west of 8th Street were advised to evacuate early Thursday afternoon.
The city said there has been no breach to the dike system, but alerted residents through the Code Red system of a significance flood threat, recommends people to prepare to evacuate."
NATION: New estimate raises ND flood higher than sandbags, By NATE JENKINS and DAVE KOLPACK, Associated Press Writers Nate Jenkins And Dave Kolpack, Associated Press Writers – 58 mins ago "
FARGO, N.D. – Bad news turned dire Thursday for residents scrambling in subfreezing temperatures to pile sandbags along the Red River: After they spent the day preparing for a record crest of 41 feet, forecasters added up to 2 feet to their estimate.
The first estimate sparked urgency among thousands of volunteers in Fargo, but the second sparked doubts about whether a 43-foot-high wall of water could be stopped. Across the river in Moorhead, Minn., City Manager Michael Redlinger said portions of his city's dike could not be easily raised to withstand a 42-foot crest.
"Now everything's up in the air," he said.
The old estimate was 41 feet by Saturday afternoon, and thousands of volunteers had labored throughout the day to raise the dikes around North Dakota's largest city to 43 feet. City and emergency officials had said they were confident the city would make it, but will now have to build higher.
The National Weather Service said in guidance issued late Thursday afternoon that the Red was expected to crest between 41 and 42 feet, but could reach 43 feet. It said water levels could remain high for up to a week — a lengthy test of on-the-fly flood control.
"Record flows upstream of Fargo have produced unprecedented conditions" on the river, which "is expected to behave in ways never previously observed," the weather service said.
Tim Corwin, 55, whose south Fargo home was sheltered by sandbags to 43 feet, said he wasn't giving up but was pessimistic after hearing the new potential crest.
"I've lived here 40 years and over a 30-minute span I've reached a point where I'm preparing to evacuate and expect never to sleep in my house again," he said.
Even before Thursday's revised estimate, official briefings in Fargo had lost the jokes and quips that had broken the tension earlier in the week. Instead, Thursday's meeting opened with a prayer.
"We need all the help we can get," Mayor Dennis Walaker said.
The city of 92,000 unveiled a contingency evacuation plan Thursday afternoon, but at least four nursing homes already had begun moving residents by then.
"A few of them said they didn't want to go. I said I'm going where the crowd goes," said 98-year-old Margaret "Dolly" Beaucage, who clasped rosary beads as she waited to leave Elim Care Center.
"I'm a swimmer," she said, smiling, "but not that good a swimmer."
Officials in Moorhead earlier had called for voluntary evacuations for several hundred homes on the city's south side.
The sandbag-making operation at the Fargodome churned as furiously as ever, sending fresh bags out to an estimated 6,000 volunteers who endured temperatures below 20 degrees in the race to sandbag.
"I was skeptical as far as volunteers coming out today, but they're like mailmen," said Leon Schlafmann, Fargo's emergency management director. "They come out rain, sleet or shine."
Gov. John Hoeven, heading into a planning meeting in Fargo, urged residents not to let down. "We know they're tired, but we need to hang in there and continue the work," he said.
Hoeven was calling for 500 more National Guard members to join 900 already part of the effort.
Walaker, the mayor, said he was shocked by the new forecast.
"Is this a wakeup call? People can't take many more wakeup calls," he said. But Walaker also said the forecast didn't seem to match what he had seen in the Red's tributaries earlier in the day.
"This is the worst-case scenario," he said. "Right now, I'm going to stick with 41," he said.
As in Fargo, sandbagging was under way in Moorhead, a city of about 35,000 where some homes in a low-lying northern township had already flooded. The city was setting up a shelter at its high school for displaced residents and those who heeded the call for voluntary evacuation.
Moorhead Mayor Mark Voxland told WDAY-TV that the city would just have to raise its protection another foot.
"The problem is we don't have that much time. Every day is a day closer to crest and now we're looking at 36 hours to cresting — we don't know if we have time to add another foot to all of our dikes."
As the struggle continued in Fargo, the threat in the state capital of Bismarck was receding. A day after explosives were used to attack an ice jam on the Missouri River south of the city of 59,000, the river had fallen by 2 1/2 feet. At least 1,700 people had been evacuated from low-lying areas of town before the river began to fall.
Crews were rescuing stranded residents in rural areas south of Fargo. On Wednesday, 46 people were rescued by airboat from 15 homes, and Cass County Sheriff Paul D. Laney said early Thursday that he had received 11 more evacuation requests from homeowners.
In Fargo, the southern parts of the city, mostly residential areas, were seen as most vulnerable, and the city was building contingency dikes behind the main dike in some areas. The river was a bit over 39 feet Thursday evening. The Red hit 39.57 feet in 1997, and the record is 40.1 feet in 1897.
Dick Bailly, 64, choked up as he looked out over his backyard dike at the river.
"It was demoralizing this morning," Bailly said, his eyes welling. "We got a lot of work to do. People have the will to respond, but you can only fight nature so much, and sometimes nature wins."
On a sandbag line behind another house near the river, 65-year-old Will Wright, a veteran of Fargo floods, helped stack bags as water began to seep through his homemade dike. Like others, he said he was confident the dike would hold — for a while.
"The big concern I have is the river crest staying three to five days and it testing the integrity of these sandbags," Wright said.
In Moorhead, both entrances to the Crystal Creek development were flooded, leaving Deb and Scott Greelis thinking about how they and their kids — ages 6, 2 and 6 months — could get out if things get much worse.
"We are pretty much stuck in here," Deb Greelis said. But she said they could haul the kids in a sled to a nearby highway on higher ground if they need to evacuate.
On the Canadian side of the Red River, in Manitoba, ice-clogged culverts, ice jams and the rising river also threatened residents. At least 40 homes were evacuated in communities north of Winnipeg and several dozen houses were flooded as water spilled onto the flat landscape.
"We're in for probably the worst two weeks that this community has ever seen in its entire existence," said St. Clements Mayor Steve Strang.
The region's emergency services coordinator, Paul Guyader, said water levels in the area were dropping but residents are not letting their guard down: The Red River crest threatening North Dakota isn't expected to arrive in Manitoba for another week.
Fargo's rush to sandbag eliminated a complication caused by the subfreezing weather. Sandbags had gotten frozen earlier in the week, making them difficult to stack tightly together; people were seen slamming bags to the ground to break them up.
Now the sandbags are moving too fast to freeze.
" Residents Race to Protect Fargo From Flood, from youtube.com
"Severe storms can cause you power issues at any time during the year. We can't control the weather, but we can help prepare! Please use these tips to organize and prepare your home for a power outage. 1) If your electric service is interrupted, call Ameren. 2) Switch off most lights and appliances to help prevent circuit overloading when your power is restored. 3) Keep a battery-powered radio or TV and flashlights available, along with a supply of fresh batteries. 4) Store drinking water, canned/no-cook food and a non-electric can opener. Make sure you have water and food for your pets as well! 5) Have a first-aid kit and needed medications available. 6) Treat all downed or dangling wires as if they are energized electric lines. Stay away, warn others, and call Ameren to report the location. " Education video on severe weather, from youtube.com "Know the difference between a weather watch and warning! " January 29, 2008 Severe Weather (Part 1 of 2), from youtube.com
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The Day After Tomorrow Trailer
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"Interpreting the Times
54He said to the crowd: "When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, 'It's going to rain,' and it does. 55And when the south wind blows, you say, 'It's going to be hot,' and it is. 56Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don't know how to interpret this present time?
... 57"Why don't you judge for yourselves what is right? 58As you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled to him on the way, or he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. 59I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.[c]"...-Luke 12
"this tornado appeared while i was preaching in my garden on hebrews ch2 v2 `How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation`..Jesus died in our place, for our sin, and all who love him will live eternal happy, but the unbelieving will perish etrnal without food,drink,orlight etc.so in all your getting get Jesus as your lawyer tody, and have your sins forgiven "
"Ihttp://www.redcross.org/ http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/ http://www.ready.gov/ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/...
Please visit the the above Web sites for the best info. This video is basic instruction on planning for safety and provisions in case of a disaster/emergency. This video upload is not intended as complete instruction: It is intended to encourage viewers to begin to prepare for any/all emergencies. Please contact the American Red Cross and your local government as soon as possible, so you will be better prepared in case a public emergency/disaster. "
Severe Weather Preparedness Electronics Checklist
"Severe weather emergencies, such as hurricanes and flooding, occur with little advance warning. Still other events, such as tornados, earthquakes and power blackouts may happen with no warning at all. Are you prepared? In addition to stocking up on reserve food and water, there are several electronic supplies that you should have readily available in your home and workplace so you can react and cope with the after effects. A RadioShack sales associate can walk you through the checklist. "
SUPPLIES:
-Flashlight
Midland Model ER102 "NOAA Seal Of Approval! -- The Emergency Crank Weather Alert AM/FM Radio, Flashlight, Cell Phone Charger, Clock & Alarm For Severe Weather Survival.." Midland ER102 Emergency Radio, from amazon.com Price: $37.99
Tornado Season: Are You Ready?, from extension.missouri.edu " * A " Tornado Watch" is issued when tornadoes are possible in your area. Remain alert for approaching storms.
* A " Tornado Warning" is issued when a tornado has been sighted or indicated by weather radar. Move to your pre-designated place of safety
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"On Thursday, the freakish weather system flooded streets in Moreno Valley, unleashed mudslides in the fire-scarred canyons of the Santa Ana Mountains and transformed some neighborhoods with a dusting of snow and hail."
"...More than 100 children escaped injury when the staff at Windmill Child Enrichment Center hustled them into an interior room as the storm approached, Kristi Bernhardt, the center's director, told CNN." Tornado skips through northern Colorado towns; 1 killed, 13 hurt, from canadianpress.google.com "WINDSOR, Colo. � Residents of several towns in northern Colorado awoke Friday to find tornado-ravaged neighbourhoods, with some houses torn to pieces and trees stripped bare of their spring leaves..."
-Minnesota
-Tennessee
2008 Midsouth Tornadoes
"Wow! A lot happened to us very quickly. To those who know and don't know about what happened ... here is a synopsis. Remember to cry out to Jesus!"
-Virginia
Big Stone Gap Tornado
"On March the 4th, 2008, a tornado went through Big Stone Gap Virginia. One hour before the storm, I took a picture with my cell phone of a beautiful rainbow. I saved the picture on my phone and made it my wallpaper for the cell. I labeled it Psalm 91:1 Then the storm came and changed lives. Read Psalm 91:1 and ask yourself....Where do I dwell.. This video is the day after the tornado. The Cross over the town was not touched. In Christ Mark"
"... Everything, as far as the eye could see, was covered in ice. Power lines were down. Trees were falling over from the weight of the ice, broken limbs were seen everywhere. Even the power poles were breaking in two. I remember my sister calling me and telling me to listen. She lives in a very wooded area, and through the phone I could hear the cracking and breaking of trees as they fell to the ground. It was a scary sound,..
Our water well will not run without electricity so that meant no bathing, no washing clothes, no washing
dishes, no drinking water, no water to cook with. With the generator, at least we would be able to run a few things. I am so thankful we did get the generator, because as it turned out, we were without power for an entire month.,,,,,
As some of you may know, a generator gives off surges of power so you really have to be careful what you hook directly into it and what you have running off of it at any given time. We found out the hard way that you should not hook up your central air to a generator, nor should you hook up the pump to a water well. These two things really freak out with the continual surges and you take a great chance of burning up the motors on both of them....
I have a gas stove so with that, I was able to cook, but remember I didn't have water so I really didn't want to dirty up too many dishes. We used paper plates and plastic silverware and saved the water for the pots and pans. You really need to have some paper plates and silverware on hand that can be disposed of...
If you do not have a gas stove, consider getting a Fondue set, they are small, but only use one tea light candle as a heat source. My fondue bowl will hold a large can of soup and really heats it up quite quickly. Most Fondue sets come with the tea lights included and are fairly inexpensive. I would suggest getting more tea lights to have on hand just in case you need them. I also suggest, when buying your extra tea lights, to not purchase the ones with a fragrance. I also know that in the camping area of bigger stores they have something called Canned Heat. I have never used this product, but I know it is out there...
Of course it goes without saying that you should have extra water on hand. If I remember correctly, I think we had about 5 gallons of bottled water that was purchased at the store, and we had several containers from around the house that we filled with water. Also we have a water filter unit under the sink that continually holds 2 gallons of water. This water was for drinking, cooking, and making my all-important coffee....
Most people have cell phones these days, they can be charged ahead of time, and if the battery is running low just go plug it into the car for a quick charge...
Make sure you have plenty of spare batteries on hand as with a lot of use, the batteries won't last long. I say we had one because after we did get some power going in the right direction we plugged in the big TV..
Of course flashlights and candles are a must. For situations such as this, I suggest candles with no fragrance, and ones that don't put off a lot of smoke while burning. Yes I burn the smelly ones all the time...
"When temperatures plummet and snow starts falling, many of us reach for the shovel or snowblower. Smart homeowners, though, remember to look up too -- and check their roofs for ice. Ice dams are accumulations of ice on the edge of the roof -- and they mean Big Trouble for you and your home, so be on the lookout.
What's the big deal, you ask? Ice dams result in water seepage, which can rot roofs, destroy insulation, flood attics and ruin gutters. Moisture damage can extend far inside the home, damaging ceilings, paintwork and belongings. The dampness encourages mold, too, which can trigger nasty allergies.
You may have heard that gutters cause ice dams by providing a place for water to collect. Wrong! You may also have heard that installing heating cables along the gutter line is the best way to prevent ice dams. Wrong again! Yep, there's a lot of misinformation out there. Let's look at where ice dams really come from.
How Ice Dams are Born
In poorly insulated homes, warm air escapes through the ceiling and into the attic. If ventilation inside the attic is also inadequate, all that warm air has nowhere to go. Result: the roof's temperature starts to creep up higher than the outdoors air temperature, causing accumulated snow on the roof to begin melting.
Water then trickles down the slope of the roof until it once again hits a cold patch, usually the gutter. There it refreezes, gradually forming a dam that prevents runoff. Additional melting snow, having nowhere to go, starts seeping inside the house -- and that's where the homeowner's headaches begin.
A Cool Solution: Insulation and Ventilation
The only way to permanently eradicate ice dams is not to warm your roof up (with heating cables) but to cool it down with better insulation and attic ventilation. Until then, you'll go right on experiencing ice dams in severe weather. Any other strategy will provide a temporary fix, at best.
In northern states, attic insulation should be at least 12 inches deep. Make sure it is installed correctly, without any gaps between sections, and in conjunction with a vapor barrier. While you're at it, check that attic heating ducts are located as far as possible from the roof.
Also check around light fixtures, chimneys, bathroom fans and anywhere else heat might escape upwards. If you discover small holes, seal them up with caulk, spray foam or weather-stripping.
Next, evaluate your attic's ventilation system. Are there adequate inlet and outlet vents? If not, look into installing a continuous soffit and ridge ventilation system. Here's how it works: a vent is installed that runs the entire length of the roof at its apex.
We all know hot air rises, right? In this case, the hot air now has somewhere to go, naturally flowing up and out through this new attic vent.
Meanwhile, that draught of air upwards and outwards creates a vacuum, sucking cold outdoors air into the attic via soffit vents, further cooling down your trouble zone. The beauty part is there are no fans or wires or anything else to be maintained. Nature does all the work for you!
Help! There's An Ice Dam on My Roof. Now What?
Your best strategy is to sit tight and wait for the ice to melt away. Later you should focus on preventing future dams by making the improvements described above.
Before you decide to manually chip away at an ice dam, know that it's not recommended, and best left to a professional. For one thing, you could seriously injure yourself. (Never, ever climb up on an icy roof. If you must inspect the ice dam up close, use a ladder and beware of falling debris.) Second, forcibly dislodging chunks of ice could easily damage your roof and gutters, worsening your leakage problem.
If you really, really can't stand just waiting it out, here's an ice-melting tip courtesy of This Old House: Cut the legs off a pair of pantyhose, fill with calcium chloride ice melter and lie them down the slope of the roof so that each leg crosses a section of ice and the toes dangle over the edge of the gutter. This should melt small channels in the ice, allowing runoff to occur."
"Earthquakes Tornado\'s Tsunamis and other disasters are signs that Christ\'s coming is near. These disasters are increasing and becoming more severe as the wrath of God will be upon the nations that have forgotten him"
"Ask the LORD for rain in the springtime;
it is the LORD who makes the storm clouds.
He gives showers of rain to men,
and plants of the field to everyone. "-Zechariah 10:1
Teachings
Jesus calms the storm - A story
"The story of Jesus calming a terrible storm that threatened to drown His disciples. Buy a high quality version at www.sermonvideos.co.uk "
Technology
Giant Tesla Coils in Russia!!! HAARP?
"One of my viewers sent me these pictures from Russia
+55° 55' 26.15", +36° 49' 10.97"
They are several gigantic Tesla coil towers or high-voltage pulse generators.
The purpose of them is still not quite clear.
One possible explanation is that they are used to study the behavior of equipment under powerful electromagnetic radiation comparable to that of a nuclear explosion.
Another theory is that the All-Russian ElectroTechnical Institute's "high-voltage scientific research center" is creating their own version of HAARP
High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program. http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/ http://www.haarp.net
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