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City of Oxford, MS
Wednesday January 18th, 2023 :: 02:35 p.m. CST

Advisory

Tornado Watch until 08:00PM Wednesday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 25 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN EAST ARKANSAS CRITTENDEN LEE PHILLIPS ST. FRANCIS IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI BENTON COAHOMA DESOTO LAFAYETTE MARSHALL PANOLA QUITMAN TALLAHATCHIE TATE TUNICA YALOBUSHA IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN WEST TENNESSEE FAYETTE HARDEMAN HAYWOOD SHELBY TIPTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, BARTLETT, BATESVILLE, BOLIVAR, BROWNSVILLE, CHARLESTON, CLARKSDALE, COFFEEVILLE, COLLIERVILLE, COVINGTON, FORREST CITY, GERMANTOWN, HELENA, HOLLY SPRINGS, MARIANNA, MARKS, MEMPHIS, MILLINGTON, OAKLAND, OLIVE BRANCH, OXFORD, SENATOBIA, SOMERVILLE, SOUTHAVEN, TUNICA, WATER VALLEY, WEST HELENA, AND WEST MEMPHIS.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CRITTENDEN, AR ... LEE, AR ... PHILLIPS, AR ... ST. FRANCIS, AR ... BENTON, MS ... COAHOMA, MS ... DESOTO, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... PANOLA, MS ... QUITMAN, MS ... TALLAHATCHIE, MS ... TATE, MS ... TUNICA, MS ... YALOBUSHA, MS ... FAYETTE, TN ... HARDEMAN, TN ... HAYWOOD, TN ... SHELBY, TN ... TIPTON, TN

Address/Location
City of Oxford, MS
107 Courthouse Square
Oxford, MS 38655

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-232-8073

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Alert Details

Severity:
Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Tornado Watch

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