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Weather Alert

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Grady,
southwestern Oklahoma, northwestern Cleveland, southeastern Canadian
and northwestern McClain Counties through 715 PM CDT...

At 641 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles southwest of Tuttle, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Oklahoma City, western Norman, Moore, Midwest City, Del City,
Newcastle, Mustang, Tuttle, Minco, Valley Brook, Bridge Creek, Tinker
Air Force Base, Stanley Draper Lake, Forest Park, Smith Village, The
Capitol, The Fairgrounds, and Will Rogers Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

OU football: Former Sooners linebacker Emmanuel Beal drafted by USFL Tampa Bay Bandits

Beal and McNeill

Senior linebacker Emmanuel Beal and assistant head coach Ruffin McNeill pose for a photo after winning the Big 12 Championship game Dec. 2.

 Caitlyn Epes/The Daily

Former Oklahoma linebacker Emmanuel Beal was drafted by the Tampa Bay Bandits with the No. 8 pick in the 29th round of the inaugural United States Football League draft on Wednesday.

Beal joins former Oklahoma wide receiver Jeff Badet as Sooners drafted to the USFL. The USFL is a new football league that is currently scheduled to begin play on April 16, 2022.

Beal signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2018 but didn’t play.

Beal came to OU as a junior college transfer and tallied 176 total tackles and 2.5 sacks over two seasons with the team. He led Oklahoma with 95 tackles in 2017 and was named an All-Big 12 honorable mention selection.

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