The Geostorm Series (Book 5): Geostorm [The Tempest] by Akart Bobby

Author:Akart, Bobby [Akart, Bobby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | EMP | Survival | Thriller
Published: 2020-02-19T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Near Texas, Kentucky

And hell followed with it …

The morning they left the tunnel, and Indiana, behind forever, excitement had once again turned to frustration. Louisville was taking on water fast. Streets were flooded because storm drains were overflowing. Water from the Ohio River was not only spilling over its banks, but was forcing its way up through the sewers. The rain continued to pour and simply had no place to go except accumulate until it spread across concrete and grass.

It was slow going that first day, but they made their way to the outskirts of the city, making camp on the fifteenth green of the South Park Country Club, the highest point on the back nine. In between the green and the sixteenth tee was a maintenance shed containing lawn equipment and precious gasoline. After draining the tanks into several available gas cans, the group pushed the mowers and electric utility carts out of the shed and made a place for the group to sleep.

The next day, Levi and Carly pilfered a variety of handheld equipment, including another chain saw and several gardening tools. They also took fertilizer, rolls of flexible piping, and a long stretch of half-inch nylon rope. In a world where Home Depots and Tractor Supply stores were shut down, everything became valuable.

Day two following their departure from the tunnel was relatively uneventful. For the first time, they were able to make good progress as they made their way onto U.S. Highway 150 that led to Danville, Kentucky. Remarkably, once they left the city, they didn’t have any hostile encounters with their fellow man.

Sarah described the demeanor of those they met and spoke with in a single word—depressed. The continual rainfall coupled with the lack of electricity and food had zapped the hope out of most, and the energy out of all. America had been brought to her knees, and now her citizens were beginning to give up.

Most Kentuckians are a proud people. They’re friendly to a fault. They’re genuinely and selflessly kind, friendly, and helpful. They’d give you the shirt off their back if they could and would certainly provide a family in need shelter if asked.

The second night, the Boones asked. The rain had increased, and strangely, the wind began to blow in gusts. This was an unexpected change in the weather that puzzled Chapman somewhat. Thus far, he and Isabella had opined that the deluge of rainfall was caused by cosmic rays bombarding the atmosphere, hence the nonstop rainfall without respite. The sudden winds were an indicator that a cold front was passing through the region. If so, there might be an end in sight to the daily downpours.

They stopped in a small community known as Texas about twenty miles west of Danville. They had made great time on the highway and could have approached Danville around dark, but chose to stop because the gusts of wind were causing the wagons to sway.

Chapman reminded everyone that wind speeds tend to decrease after dark because the surface of the Earth cools more rapidly than the air above it.

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