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High Wind Warning for Rowan, NC

Issued by The National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
2:43 pm EST, Wed., Feb. 10, 2010

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

THE COMBINATION OF WET SOIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES THROUGH EARLY EVENING WHEN GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

TAKE STEPS NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MIGHT BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. BE AWARE OF THE THREAT OF FALLING TREES AND POWER LINES TODAY. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE ANY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR MOTORCYCLES.

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have you ever felt like you were reading a chapter of your life, when you were just reading the weather?

Back in November, the Lord prompted me to write this:

My wind is blowing, the wind of My Spirit. It is knocking down anything that is not firmly rooted, anything not built on My foundation. Do not fear. I am to be trusted. I am not here to harm you, but to love you and protect you and care for you. As the waves crash on the shore, I am sending waves of My peace to My people who trust in Me. Do not fight the current of My Spirit. Calm yourself and allow Me to move you as I choose. In trust, there is peace and rest, even in the storm.

In the Bible, the Holy Spirit is likened to the wind. He is moving, blowing, and stirring. He can move in ours hearts as a gentle refreshing wind, like a cool breeze. Or He can move as a wild gusting gale, like a tornado or a hurricane. We cannot stop the wind from blowing, nor can we see exactly where it is going or why. But we can feel it, sense it, and see its effects. The wind is life-giving, carrying seed to scatter across the earth. The wind can also be destructive, tearing things down, uprooting things in its path. Either way, the wind brings change. It marks new seasons, and helps transport us to new places.

If I fight the wind, I might be dashed to pieces. So, I choose to trust, accepting His peace and rest, in the midst of yet another storm. And in the end, I know, He is taking me somewhere I never would have gone on my own.

"The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit." John 3:8