Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00AM
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Union County in northeastern Mississippi... Northwestern Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Southeastern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Southwestern Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi... Southeastern Benton County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 900 AM CST.
* At 822 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Holly Springs National Forest, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Oxford, New Albany, Ripley, Holly Springs National Forest, Blue Mountain, Cambridge, Keownville, Bethlehem, Etta, Burgess, Denmark, Pinedale, Thaxton, Hickory Flat, Myrtle, Dumas, Abbeville, Taylor, Shari and Keel.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BENTON, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... PONTOTOC, MS ... TIPPAH, MS ... UNION, MS
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CST for northeastern and northwestern Mississippi. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CST for northeastern and northwestern Mississippi.
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