Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:00PM
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Northeastern Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Union County in northeastern Mississippi... Northwestern Itawamba County in northeastern Mississippi... Southeastern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Lee County in northeastern Mississippi... Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi... Southeastern Benton County in northeastern Mississippi... Northwestern Tishomingo County in northeastern Mississippi... Prentiss County in northeastern Mississippi... Alcorn County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 400 PM CDT.
* At 257 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Blue Mountain, or 12 miles northwest of New Albany, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Corinth, Booneville, New Albany, Ripley, Baldwyn, Iuka, Saltillo, Guntown, Mantachie, Burnsville, Blue Mountain, Ecru, Jumpertown, Glen, Cambridge, New Harmony, Pratts Friendship, Bethlehem, Hinkle and Wheeler.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALCORN, MS ... BENTON, MS ... ITAWAMBA, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... LEE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... PONTOTOC, MS ... PRENTISS, MS ... TIPPAH, MS ... TISHOMINGO, 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