Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:30PM Sunday
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Chickasaw County in northeastern Mississippi... Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi... Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... South central Union County in northeastern Mississippi... Southwestern Lee County in northeastern Mississippi... Northwestern Monroe County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 856 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Pontotoc to near Pittsboro, moving southeast at 50 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... Tupelo, Pontotoc, Houston, Verona, Okolona, Trace State Park, Bruce, Calhoun City, Shannon, Vardaman, Derma, Ecru, Pittsboro, Randolph, Troy, Pyland, Banner, Trebloc, Furrs and Houlka.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN, MS ... CHICKASAW, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... LEE, MS ... MONROE, MS ... PONTOTOC, 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