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Houston Cancels Classes for Tropical Storm Edouard

By Alison Go

August 5, 2008 RSS Feed Print

The University of Houston has closed campus for the day for Tropical Storm Edouard, the Daily Cougar reports. The school has been closed since 5 p.m. Monday and will remain shut until 5 p.m. today. Officials do not expect heavy damage, but the possibility of flooding was enough to cancel classes.

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