Texas escapes major hurricane damage

[LA_MERC_Captain_Obvious]

large hurricane on track to tear through Texas was diverted by large land mass to the south...

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[LA_MERC_th33_r00k]

LMAO

[LA_MERC_WBHighwind]

HAha, screw you giant mound of dirt south of us!

[LA_MERC_Captain_Obvious]

Hey now... that's like a huge sand bar that protects the US to the south.