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City of Oxford, MS
Wednesday September 6th, 2023 :: 06:41 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:30PM Wednesday

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... Southeastern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi... Southern Tate County in northwestern Mississippi... Eastern Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi... Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 641 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Cambridge to John W Kyle State Park to Sledge, moving southeast at 25 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, Senatobia, Batesville, Water Valley, Holly Springs National Forest, John W Kyle State Park, Sardis, Como, Crenshaw, Crowder, Sledge, Pope, Cambridge, Pleasant Grove, Harmontown, Curtis Station, Darling, Springdale, Burgess and Tula.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LAFAYETTE, MS ... PANOLA, MS ... QUITMAN, MS ... TATE, MS ... TUNICA, 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

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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

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