Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30PM Wednesday
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Chickasaw County in northeastern Mississippi... Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi... Southwestern Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Southwestern Monroe County in northeastern Mississippi... Southeastern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 715 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Ecru to near Tula to 6 miles northeast of George Payne State Park, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Pontotoc, Aberdeen, Houston, Water Valley, Okolona, Bruce, Calhoun City, Vardaman, Derma, Coffeeville, Pittsboro, Slate Springs, Prairie, Sabougla, Randolph, Velma, Pyland, Springdale, Banner and Tula.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN, MS ... CHICKASAW, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... MONROE, MS ... PANOLA, 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