Fury

🌀 We are still in the midst of hurricane season and I am grateful that we have had the opportunity to prepare and plan, thanks to the warnings we have from modern-day meteorologists. 

When hurricane season comes around, I reflect on my ancestors, many of whom grew up on the coast, and did not have the advanced warnings we have today. Florida has a long history of hurricanes, with records dating back to 1851 when the first one named, “Great Middle Florida”, occurred. Eleven more unnamed hurricanes followed, followed by the devastating “Great Miami” hurricane in 1926 and the “Okeechobee” hurricane two years later. Several more storms followed, all unnamed, until “Hurricane Easy” hit in 1950, after which they started naming them.

My ancestors served as LifeSavers 🛟 along the Carolina coasts, facing these storms mostly without warning, and bravely protecting their families and neighbors, often in boats similar to the one pictured. It’s hard to imagine a hurricane striking without warning, as they did before the 1870s. 

While some may criticize modern-day meteorologists and forecasters, I am thankful for the warnings we receive today, despite the anxiety it may bring. I am glad that we now have some time to protect our families.People complain about our modern-day meteorologists and forecasters. But I, for one, am glad we have some warning. As crazy as the waiting makes us, at least we have some time to protect our families, just like my ancestors, U. S. Life-Savers, Wescott, Midgett, Daniels, Etheridge, and Tillett. And they did it without the warnings we have today.

I pray that you will heed the warnings you receive with gratitude and thanksgiving for all the storms in your life.

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