Fans of The Simpsons claim once again that the animated show has predicted future events, this time hurricanes in Florida.
In the 1996 episode ‘Hurricane Neddy’, the city of Springfield is thrown into chaos as the characters prepare for the arrival of a major storm.
The storm bears a striking resemblance to the real-life Hurricane Milton that hit Florida earlier this month, causing devastation across the state and sparking the development of 36 tornadoes.
Season 8, episode 8 showed the Simpson family panic buying following a hurricane warning, which then caused flooding that washed out streets and reached the second floor of homes as people tried to escape on rafts.
This was strikingly similar to Hurricane Milton, which caused Floridians to flee their homes as rescue teams descended on the area to rescue stranded residents.
At least 17 people died in Milton, Florida, and although the state is still assessing the financial cost, the damage is estimated to be in the billions.
Fans compared other episodes that foreshadowed an increase in hurricanes in Florida, including a 2013 episode in which a storm hit Saint Lucie County, leaving the characters fighting for survival as floodwaters destroyed their homes.
Fans of The Simpsons say the show has foreshadowed the devastation inflicted by the hurricanes hitting Florida.
“The Simpsons already knew that history repeats itself for 100 years,” said a TikTok video, explaining that the show appears to use past hurricanes to predict future ones.
The episode showed authorities issuing evacuation orders and although most people fled the area, The Simpsons episode showed officials confirming the deaths of four people.
Fans responded to the videos posted on TikTok, with one person writing: ‘The Simpsons are fortune tellers. Everything they say comes true.’
“I think it’s time we take the Simpsons seriously,” one person commented.
However, some people had doubts about the program’s divination abilities.
‘The Simpsons did not and have never predicted anything. It’s just a caricature. Find me a case where they actually predicted something. You can’t,’ one person said.
In several episodes, panic and chaos ensue as impending hurricane rain hits Florida cities.
Similar to Hurricane Milton, one episode shows flooding reaching the second floor of homes as characters take boats to escape.
The Simpsons show is known for making predictions including Donald Trump’s 2020 run for president, the Ebola outbreak, and Kamala Harris’ inauguration outfit.
While theories surrounding the Simpsons abound, meteorologists have been monitoring a storm front that initially had the potential to reach Florida, bringing coastal flooding and strong winds.
Nadine is brewing in the Atlantic and the NHC has warned that it could become a tropical depression or tropical storm.
Dan Brown, head of the hurricane specialist branch of the National Hurricane Center (NHC), told DailyMail.com that the storm will probably not hit Florida and will mainly affect the Caribbean islands and “would not present any type of threat to the United States.” “.
The disturbance will be named Nadine if it becomes a tropical depression or tropical storm, but the NHC reported Thursday that the chances of this happening have decreased significantly.
Hurricanes have caused devastation across Florida as forecasters monitor the formation of Nadine in the Atlantic.
As of Tuesday, there was a 60 percent chance the storm would grow over the next seven days, but the new report says that number has dropped to 30 percent.
Instead, Hispaniola or the northern Caribbean islands could face the greatest threat from Nadine, which is currently called AL94.
This means Florida residents should be able to focus on recovery efforts following Hurricanes Helene and Milton rather than preparing for another storm.
Milton also arrived after Hurricane Helene, which hit the Southeast two weeks earlier, leaving states underwater along the coast.
Meanwhile, Helene cost between $30.5 billion and $47.5 billion in total damages across 16 states, according to CoreLogic, and has so far claimed the lives of more than 230 people, with many others still missing.