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City of Oxford, MS
Sunday March 23rd, 2025 :: 07:18 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:00PM Sunday

SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Chickasaw County in northeastern Mississippi... Eastern Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi... Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 717 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Velma, or 9 miles southeast of Water Valley, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Public. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Robbs, Chiwapa, Reid, Algoma, Loyd, Ellard, Pannell, Thelma, Tyson, Gums, Trace State Park, Randolph, Rough Edge, Wallfield, Spearman, Nixon, Bryant, George P Cossar State Park, Benwood, and Pontotoc.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN, MS ... CHICKASAW, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... PONTOTOC, MS ... YALOBUSHA, MS

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern and northwestern Mississippi.

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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