Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:00PM Sunday
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Chickasaw County in northeastern Mississippi... Northeastern Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi... Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Southwestern Lee County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 907 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Paris, or 12 miles east of Water Valley, moving southeast at 45 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, Houston, Water Valley, Verona, Holly Springs National Forest, Bruce, Calhoun City, Vardaman, Derma, Pittsboro, Randolph, Troy, Pyland, Springdale, Banner, Tula, Furrs, Denmark and Houlka.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN, MS ... CHICKASAW, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... LEE, MS ... PONTOTOC, 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