We Texans are familiar with the flash flood. He comes to the Hill Country of Texas from time to time, moving trees, boulders, and houses. There is usually little warning given for these deadly deluges. I had never heard of one quite like the Arkansas flood that took twenty lives of campers. I am not very familiar with that area. It is truly isolated. I am sure that was the attraction to all those campers. Ann and I have camped in many Forest Service Campgrounds. They offer few benefits but they are inexpensive. You pay on an honor system. Many do not have a camp host. There is some risk involved but it is worth it for the privacy and beauty of some of these campgrounds. That beauty was broken when a horrendous wall of water swept through the nearby canyon while campers slept. It sounded similar to a storm that hit near Rocky Mountain National Park a number of years ago. There was no escape.
In Oklahoma nearly ten inches of rain hit the Oklahoma City area. Flooding and devastation came with that water.. The weather has it's own agenda. When we tangle with it we are usually the losers, be it hurricane, tornado or flood. Best beware when out there.
There is a refuge from the storms that strike us personally. They can also be devastating. God knows that. His Word says: "You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a SHELTER from the STORM and a shade from the heat."
