Tornado Warning until 09:00PM Sunday 
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Northern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Northwestern Union County in northeastern Mississippi... Southern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Southwestern Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi... Southern Benton County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 900 PM CST.
* At 813 PM CST, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was located over Laws Hill, or 9 miles southwest of Wall Doxey State Park, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include... New Albany, Bethlehem, Harmontown, Laws Hill, Hickory Flat, Potts Camp, Myrtle, Abbeville, Malone, Shari, Winborn, Blackwater, Waterford, Old Myrtle, Burt, Pumpkin Center, Pine Grove, Spraggins, Cornersville and Smalco.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BENTON, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... TIPPAH, MS ... UNION, MS
Instructions:
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Address/Location
City of Oxford, MS
107 Courthouse Square
Oxford, MS 38655
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-232-8073
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP OXFORDMS followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Tornado Warning
