‘High Watch Month’; (7) ‘Men’s Hearts Are Failing With Fear Now (7) For What Is Coming Upon the Earth’. Climate ‘Change’ or (7) God’s Beginning Wrath in the ‘Latter Days’? Exceptionally heavy rains hit Rio Grande do Sul, causing deadly floods, Brazil

Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Watchers.news

At least four people died Monday, September 4, 2023, after an extratropical cyclone dumped extremely heavy rains that triggered severe floods and landslides in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Parts of the northern half of the state received 2 and even 3 months’ worth of September rains in just 72 hours.

Between September 3 and the early hours of September 4, the northern half of Rio Grande do Sul experienced intense rainfall, with some areas seeing over 300 mm (11.81 inches) of rain. This is remarkable given that the historical average precipitation for the entire month of September in Passo Fundo, based on data from 1991 to 2020, stands at 165.5 mm (6.52 inches). Essentially, the region witnessed two months’ worth of rainfall in just two days.

Cities spanning from the Center to the Northeast of the state reported rainfalls ranging from 100 mm (3.94 inches) to 250 mm (9.84 inches).

In the span of 72 hours, data from the National Institute of Meteorology show the following accumulations:

• Passo Fundo: 260 mm (10.24 inches)
• Cruz Alta: 249 mm (9.8 inches)
• Serafina Corrêa: 228 mm (8.98 inches)
• São Luiz Gonzaga: 212 mm (8.35 inches)
• Ibirubá: 202 mm (7.95 inches)
• Palmeira das Missões: 181 mm (7.13 inches)
• Vacaria: 169 mm (6.65 inches)
• Santiago: 160 mm (6.3 inches)
• Soledade: 150 mm (5.91 inches)
• Cambará do Sul: 149 mm (5.87 inches)
• Tupanciretã: 139 mm (5.47 inches)
• Lagoa Vermelha: 137 mm (5.39 inches)
• Santo Augusto: 133 mm (5.24 inches)
• Canela: 123 mm (4.84 inches)
• Santa Rosa: 113 mm (4.45 inches)
• Teutônia and São Borja: 111 mm (4.37 inches) each
• São Vicente do Sul: 107 mm (4.21 inches)
• Santa Maria: 102 mm (4.02 inches)

Over the last 24 hours leading up to 09:00 LT on September 4:

• Cruz Alta: 157 mm (6.18 inches)
• Passo Fundo: 154 mm (6.06 inches)
• Vacaria: 147 mm (5.79 inches)
• Cambará do Sul: 144 mm (5.67 inches)
• Serafina Corrêa: 143 mm (5.63 inches)
• Ibirubá: 133 mm (5.24 inches)
• São Luiz Gonzaga: 123 mm (4.84 inches)
• Soledade: 100 mm (3.94 inches)

Additionally, data from the National Center for Monitoring Disasters (Cemaden) show the following values over the period of 72 hours:

• Passo Fundo: 307 mm (12.09 inches)
• Água Santa: 253 mm (9.96 inches)
• Ijuí: 241 mm (9.49 inches)
• Entre-Ijuís: 234 mm (9.21 inches)
• Vacaria: 203 mm (7.99 inches)
• Serafina Corrêa: 167 mm (6.57 inches)
• Santa Maria: 157 mm (6.18 inches)
• Caxias do Sul: 156 mm (6.14 inches)

Historically, this amount of rainfall is extraordinary. For instance, the historical averages for September, based on the 1991-2020 period, in cities like São Luiz Gonzaga and Cruz Alta, are 146.6 mm (5.77 inches) and 162.5 mm (6.40 inches) respectively.

The repercussions of this deluge are evident. Major rivers in Rio Grande do Sul are poised for flooding in the subsequent days, with several smaller rivers in the northern half of the state also bracing for similar outcomes. This has already had tragic implications; four individuals lost their lives in Mato Castelhano, Ibiraiaras, and Passo Fundo. One man faced a tragic end due to electrocution in his flooded home, while another man and a couple perished when their vehicles were swept away by the floodwaters.

Beyond these tragic fatalities, over 15 cities, including the state capital, Porto Alegre, are grappling with the impacts of the flood.

On September 4, MetSul Meteorologia issued an emergency warning for severe flooding in Vale do Taquar, emphasizing the urgency and severity of the situation. The floods, they caution, could be historic in magnitude, with water levels rising rapidly, urging those in risk-prone areas to seek higher ground.

The gravity of the situation was underscored by Deputy Mayor Amarildo Baldasso of Muçum, who labeled the circumstances as ‘chaotic’. Baldasso highlighted the rapid rise of water levels, something unprecedented in the city’s history. He detailed the distressing scene of about 50 families trapped in their homes, streets inundated, and the city plunged into darkness due to power outages.

The capital, Porto Alegre, hasn’t been spared either. Torrential rain has led to a series of disruptions, from falling trees and landslides to residents finding themselves stranded due to flooding.

Historically, September has been a rainier month in the southern parts of Brazil. Yet, the precipitation seen in the early days of September 2023 suggests a month that may be anomalously wet. Some northern cities in Rio Grande do Sul could see rainfall ranging between 500 mm (19.69 inches) to 700 mm (27.56 inches) this month, mirroring the rainfall of an entire spring season or even half of the yearly average.

Weather experts at MetSul had previously forecasted the implications of El Niño, expecting a surge in rainfall towards the end of winter and spring. The recent downpour aligns with their prediction, having previously warned of potential flooding in the latter half of the year. It’s worth noting that just a few months prior, in June, an extratropical cyclone had claimed 16 lives in the state.

MetSul predicts a second episode of heavy rain in the second half of this week, between Thursday and Saturday, September 7 and 9, which should bring the highest accumulated rainfall in the southern and western parts of Rio Grande do Sul, but will also cause heavy rainfall in parts of the north, the hardest hit right now.

But how can (7) they call on him (Jesus Christ) to save (7) them unless they believe in Him (Jesus Christ)? (7) And how can they believe in Him (7) (Jesus Christ) if they have never heard about (7) Him (Jesus Christ)? And how can they hear (7) about Him (Jesus Christ) unless someone tells them?” Romans 10:14 (777777)

In His Service,

Night Watchman

Paul Rolland

Night Watchman Ministries

Make Your (7) Decision for Christ NOW!!!!!!! Time is Up!!!!!!!

Jesus Christ’s Offer of Salvation:

The ABCs (7) of Salvation through Jesus Christ (the Lamb)

A. (7) Admit/Acknowledge/Accept that you are sinner. Ask (7) God’s forgiveness and repent of your sins.

. . . “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23).

. . . “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.” (Romans 3:10).

. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8).

B. Believe Jesus is Lord. Believe that (7) Jesus Christ is who He claimed to (7) be; that He was both fully God (7) and fully man and that we are (7) saved through His death, burial, and resurrection. (7) Put your trust in Him as your (7) only hope of salvation. Become a son (7) or daughter of God by receiving Christ. (7777777) 7×7

. . . “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:15-17). For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).

C. Call upon His name, Confess (7) with your heart and with your lips (7) that Jesus is your Lord and Savior.

. . . “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:9-10).

. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” (John 1:8-10).

. . . “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (John 2:2).

. . . “In this was manifested the love of god toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.” (1 John 4:9, 14-15).

. . . “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Romans 5:8-10).

. . . “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23).

. . . “Jesus saith unto them, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6).

. . . “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.” (Romans 1:16).

. . . “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts: 4:12).

. . . “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth for there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:4-6).

. . . “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9).

. . . “But as many as received him, to them gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” (John 1:12).

True Church / Bride of Christ Spared from God’s Wrath:

 Romans 5:8-10. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”

Romans 12:19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 1:10. And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 5:9. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 8:35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Jeremiah 30:7. Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.

Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.