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Unread 08-27-2017, 09:15 PM
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Default Sam Gwynn - Hurricane Harvey

Sam Gwynn lives in Beaumont, Texas, which is painfully close to Hurricane Harvey's path. Best wishes and prayers for Sam and his family, and to any other Spherians affected by the hurricane.
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Unread 08-28-2017, 01:09 AM
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His latest Facebook post reads: Just so everyone knows, Beaumont is 270 mi. from Rockport and 90 mi. east of Houston. There are few areas in Beaumont subject to flooding, and there were substantial drainage projects completed after Rita and Ike, in 2005 and 2008, respectively.

I looked because I was worried and was reassured by that. Other Spherians - are you safe? We are thinking of you.
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Unread 08-28-2017, 01:35 AM
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Katie Hoerth has posted that she's safe. In the Rio Grande Valley, we've not even had rain. But the East Coast has been hit pretty hard.

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John
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Unread 08-28-2017, 07:40 AM
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Our old friend Mike Alexander from Sonnet Central has also reported on Facebook that he's safe.
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Unread 08-28-2017, 07:49 PM
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Our heads are soggy but unbowed. Parts of Houston are a real disaster, a repetition that's becoming all too familiar there. However, bear in mind that Greater Houston is larger than New Jersey and that the media are highly selective in what they can show; obviously there are large parts of the area that are experiencing great difficulty, but there is no reason to show the parts that aren't. Here are some of the highway webcams.

https://traffic.houstontranstar.org/...H-69_Southwest

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Unread 08-29-2017, 07:21 AM
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So far so good~~happy to hear Sam and fam and others are ok.

The danger is not past, though, according to this update from the NY Times (and other news):

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/u...pan-abc-region
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