Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:00PM Sunday
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Northeastern Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi... Southeastern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 711 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of Springdale, or 8 miles northwest of Water Valley, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Water Valley, Bruce, Calhoun City, Derma, Pittsboro, Springdale, Banner, Velma, Paris, Shuford, Pine Valley, Reid, Loyd, Ellard, Shepherd and Skuna.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN, MS ... 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
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