Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM
SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Southwestern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Tate County in northwestern Mississippi... Northeastern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 605 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Senatobia, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Senatobia, John W Kyle State Park, Coldwater, Como, Barr, Harmontown, Laws Hill, Burgess, Blackwater, Teckville, Looxahoma, Aiken, Wyatte, Crossroad, Tyro, McGhee, Chulahoma, Glenville, Thyatira, and Sarah.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LAFAYETTE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... PANOLA, MS ... TATE, MS
Instructions:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the storm shelter or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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