Varnes letter: Biblical account of flood
As a Christian, I believe the Biblical account of the flood. To people of a different opinion, may I offer the following: the world rainfall record for one minute is 1.23 inches at Uniontown, Md. The Bible says it rained for 40 days and 40 nights, which is 960 hours, which is 57,600 minutes, equaling 70,848 inches, or 59.04 feet of precipitation. In the past few days, we have seen the devastation one foot of rain can bring. Just saying ....
Walter Varnes, Nampa
This story was originally published September 6, 2017 at 10:06 PM with the headline "Varnes letter: Biblical account of flood."