Hurricane Charlie was the deadliest Atlantic hurricane of the 1951 Atlantic hurricane season, the most powerful tropical cyclone to strike the island of Jamaica. Hurricane Charlie made landfall as a Category 3 storm on Aug. 18, 1951. It caused immense wind damage and flooding from 17 inches of rain that fell in the capital city of Kingston. It caused massive destruction in Kingston and St. Thomas. Many lives were lost, and the country was left in ruin. Exactly 37 years later Hurricane Gilbert, on September 12 1988, struck the island as a category 3 hurricane.
Gilbert wrought havoc in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico for nearly nine days. It remains one of the most powerful and destructive storms in Caribbean history. Now, Exactly 37 years- after Gilbert- October 2025, Hurricane Melissa is about to strike. Jamaica once again faces a serious tropical system — slow-moving, dangerous, and potentially catastrophic.37 years later So, 1951 → 1988 → 2025 — that’s a perfect 37-year interval between major storm threats. Could History Really Be “Repeating”?Nature doesn’t follow calendars, but patterns in sea temperatures, climate cycles, and geography can cause storms to form in similar ways or regions at regular intervals.
However, what’s remarkable here is the symbolic rhythm — 37 years apart, three times in a row, each storm stirring both fear and faith. In the Bible, number always carry significance
While 37 doesn’t have a single set meaning, 3 often represents divine completeness and 7 represents spiritual perfection or fulfillment. So, 37 could be seen as symbolic of a divine reminder or cycle of reflection, calling people to remember God’s power and mercy.
In Genesis 9 v 13. After the flood, God made a covenant with Noah — a rainbow of promise
In Mark 4 v 39 Jesus Himself calmed the storm, proving that no tempest is beyond His control.
So even as Melissa threatens, there’s a powerful message:
“ God has brought us through before — He can do it again.”
“In 1951 came Charley, in 1988 came Gilbert, and now in 2025 comes Melissa — each 37 years apart.
History seems to echo, but God remains constant.
The same God who stilled the storm in Galilee and brought our nation through Charley and Gilbert is still on the throne. If storms repeat, so does His mercy — generation after generation.”
May God continue be our shelter in the time of Storm⚡🙏🏾