“Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:00PM Wednesday” from City of Oxford, MS : Nixle

Wednesday February 8th, 2023 :: 07:15 p.m. CST

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:00PM Wednesday

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Northeastern Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... Southeastern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 800 PM CST.

* At 715 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Water Valley, moving northeast at 30 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, Springdale, Denmark, Taylor, College Hill Station, Altus, Keel, College Hill and Yocona.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LAFAYETTE, MS ... PANOLA, 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

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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

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