Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:30PM Monday
SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Union County in northeastern Mississippi... Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Southern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Northwestern Lee County in northeastern Mississippi... Southwestern Benton County in northeastern Mississippi... East central Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 930 PM CST.
* At 840 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Harmontown, or 9 miles north of Holly Springs National Forest, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Tupelo, Oxford, New Albany, Holly Springs, Pontotoc, Wall Doxey State Park, Trace State Park, Holly Springs National Forest, Ecru, Cambridge, New Harmony, Bethlehem, Troy, Laws Hill, Etta, Blair, Pinedale, Harmontown, Keownville, and Randolph.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BENTON, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... LEE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... PANOLA, 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