Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:45PM Tuesday
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Northwestern Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... Southwestern Union County in northeastern Mississippi... Northwestern Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Southeastern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Southeastern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 1145 PM CST.
* At 1116 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Burgess, or 9 miles west of Holly Springs National Forest, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Oxford, Water Valley, Holly Springs National Forest, Cambridge, Etta, Springdale, Burgess, Bethlehem, Denmark, Pinedale, Thaxton, Potts Camp, Abbeville, Taylor, Malone, Keel, Esperanza, Waterford, Lake Center and College Hill Station.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LAFAYETTE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... PANOLA, MS ... PONTOTOC, MS ... UNION, MS ... YALOBUSHA, MS
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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