Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:45AM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Northeastern Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi... Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Lee County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 145 AM CDT.
* At 1252 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Randolph, or 12 miles west of Pontotoc, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Tupelo, Pontotoc, Verona, Trace State Park, Tombigbee State Park, Saltillo, Shannon, Plantersville, Ecru, Randolph, Troy, Furrs, Nettleton, Sherman, Thaxton, Algoma, Toccopola, Robbs, Endville and Cherry Creek.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... LEE, MS ... PONTOTOC, MS
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT 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 700 AM CDT 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