Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:45PM Sunday
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... Western Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 702 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oxford, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Oxford, Pontotoc, Holly Springs National Forest, Tula, Denmark, Randolph, Paris, Thaxton, Algoma, Taylor, Toccopola, Robbs, Altus, Pannell, Delay, Matthews, Springville, Lafayette Springs, Rough Edge and Sarepta.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... PONTOTOC, 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