Rainmaker Charles Hatfield (San Diego Flood!)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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San Diego Rainmaker Charles Hatfield
On January 15th, a biblical rain started to descend from the heavens. The San Diego River leapt over its banks and ran a mile wide. Landslides oozed down saturated mountains. Bloodwaters washed away nearly everything in the vicinity of Lower Otai Reservoir.
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Transcript
In 1915, during a particularly bad drought, San Diego hired rainmaker Charles Hatfield, who gave them more than they bargained for. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli get to know Hatfield, how he tried to make it rain, and what happened in San Diego.
