Rain man. Rice University sent its first email about Tropical Storm Harvey midday on Thursday, August 24. By 6:25 that night, the storm upgraded to a hurricane, and Rice announced early closing for the following day. With safety as the highest priority, the business school cancelled Friday afternoon and evening classes and all Saturday events and classes. No one expected the weather to unfurl as it did over the next few days. No one, except Eric Berger. I’d love nothing more than to write a post expressing some optimism about the rainfall forecast ahead, but as of now it looks really quite grim. 3:15 pm Friday 8/25/17 Now is the time to get off the roads, get to your residence, and wait out a potentially long night of flooding. 9:14 pm Saturday 8/26/17 Houston is on the cusp of a major, widespread flood event that could affect thousands of homes. 10:53 pm Saturday 8/26/17 A bad situation has turned worse. 12:40 am Sunday 8/27/17 28 RICE BUSINESS
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