Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:00AM
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Union County in northeastern Mississippi... Lee County in northeastern Mississippi... Southwestern Prentiss County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 700 AM CDT.
* At 620 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pinedale, or 11 miles southwest of New Albany, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Tupelo, New Albany, Pontotoc, Baldwyn, Verona, Trace State Park, Tombigbee State Park, Saltillo, Guntown, Plantersville, Ecru, Keownville, New Harmony, Randolph, Troy, Etta, Blair, Furrs, Pinedale and Sherman.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LAFAYETTE, MS ... LEE, MS ... PONTOTOC, MS ... PRENTISS, MS ... UNION, 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