Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:15PM ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... East central Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 315 PM CDT.
* At 229 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Burgess, or 7 miles east of John W Kyle State Park, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Oxford, Holly Springs National Forest, Burgess, Cambridge, Denmark, Abbeville, Altus, Keel, Teckville, Burt, College Hill Station, College Hill and Lafayette Springs.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LAFAYETTE, MS ... PANOLA, MS
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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:
- Severe - Significant 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:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning