Luke 21:25,26 “There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has confirmed the presence of a new named storm in the Atlantic Ocean.
Tropical Storm Erika has sustained winds of 45 m.p.h. and as of noon eastern time was about 700 miles east of the Leeward Islands with a westward path at 20 m.p.h.
A tropical storm watch has been posted throughout the region for islands that are in desperate need of rain because of a sustained drought. However, the storm is expected to continue to gain strength and reach hurricane status.
Forecast models are showing extremely different paths for the storm, from dissipating before making significant landfall to becoming a huge Category 4 storm that would strike South Carolina.
Erika is the fifth named storm in the Atlantic during the 2015 storm season. Danny was the only storm to reach hurricane status, peaking as a Category 3 storm. Danny dissipated on Monday because of a dry air mass moving across the region.
The NHC said the Air Force’s Hurricane Hunters are going to make a mass through the storm and provide feedback on the storm’s intensity.
