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An uprooted tree is pictured following severe storms in Grove on Monday. Sh eil a Sto gsdil l /F or the Tulsa World
Fall severe weather a maybe Is fall Oklahoma’s second severe weather season? Experts say it depends
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When forecasters talk about severe weather season in Okla homa, most people know they’re talking about spring. But is there a second se vere weather season in the fall? The short answer, according to experts: Sometimes. “There is definitely a secondary peak in severe storm occurrence in the fall, though there typically is consider able yearto-year variability that makes identifying trends difficult,” said Bill Bunting , chief of forecast operations for the Storm Prediction Center in Norman. The center issues tornado and severe thunderstorm watches
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ORMAN — New Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts had one of the most prolific days in Sooners history, amassing more than 500 yards of offense and six touchdowns, as OU knocked off Houston 49-31 on Sunday in both teams’ season opener. Hurts, a transfer from Alabama, started at quarterback with the difficult task of following back-to-back Heisman Trophy winners and NFL first-round picks in Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield. He likely put himself immediately in this year’s Heis-
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Great Raf t Rac e The Webco Industries raft shoots water balloons at spectators during Tulsa’s Great Raft Race in 2018. Tul s a World file
Float time down the river can take anywhere from 2 to 5 hours.
Where to watch
Tulsa’s Great Raft Race will commandeer the Arkansas River with its flotilla of oddball vessels Monday. Here are some things you need to know if you’re heading out to join the fun.
Case Community Park, River West Festival Park or anywhere along the River Parks trails. Parking is free at Case Community Park and $10 in the lot across from River West.
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Finish line festival
The annual float trip down the Arkansas River begins with put in at 7 a.m. Monday at Sand Springs Case Community Park, 2500 S. River City Park Road. Waves will be launched every 30 minutes starting at 8 a.m. The race ends at the River West Festival Park, 2105 S. Jackson Ave.
Open 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at River West Festival Park. It features kids inflatables, a cardboard regatta, sand castle exhibition, food trucks and award presentations. For more information, visit tulsaraftrace.com. — From staff reports
Category 5 Dorian strikes Bahamas with record fury Catastrophic hurricane rakes island nation with winds of 185 mph By Ramon Espinosa Associated Press
McLEAN’S TOWN CAY, Bahamas — H urricane Dorian struck the nor thern Bahamas as a ca tastrophic Category 5 storm Sunday, its record 185 mph winds ripping off roofs, overturning cars and tearing down power lines as hundreds hunkered down in schools, churches and shelters. Dorian slammed into El bow Cay in Abaco island a t 12:40 p.m., and then made a second landfall near M arsh Harbour at 2 p.m., after authorities made las t-minute pleas for those in low-lying ar eas to evacuate. “It’s devastating,” said J oy Jibrilu, director general of the Bahamas’ Ministry of Tourism and Aviation. “There has been huge damage to proper ty and infrastructure. Luckily, no loss
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man conversation by completing 20-of-23 passes for 332 yards and rushing for 176 yards on 16 carries. It was the best total yardage debut for an OU player in school history, beating Mayfield’s 396 against Akron in 2015. The OU defense was under the direction of first-year coordinator Alex Grinch, who was brought in to bring life to a unit that was historically bad in 2018. The Sooners held Houston to 24 yards on its first four series, but allowed back-to-back 75-yard plus touchdown drives in the second half to come back to Earth.
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Seagulls gather near a woman who is feeding them chicken and French fries as dark clouds gather and Hurricane Dorian approaches on Taino beach in Freeport, Bahamas, on Sunday. R a mo n Es pino s a /A P
There were indica tions that the slow-moving Dorian would veer sharply nor theastward after passing the Bahamas and track up the U .S. Southeastern seaboard. But authorities warned that even if its core did not make U.S. landfall, the po tent storm would lik ely hammer the coas t with power ful
of life reported.” The hurricane was ap proaching the eas tern end of Grand Bahama island in the evening, forecasters said. With its maximum sustained winds of 185 mph and gusts up to 220 mph, Dorian tied the record for the most powerful Atlantic hurricane e ver to come ashore, equaling the Labor Day hurricane of 1935.
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