Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00PM 
SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Northwestern Union County in northeastern Mississippi... Southern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Southwestern Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi... Southeastern Tate County in northwestern Mississippi... Benton County in northeastern Mississippi... Northeastern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 413 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Barr, or 8 miles north of John W Kyle State Park, moving northeast at 50 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... Malone, Barr, Hickory Flat, Snow Lake Shores, Waterford, Spring Hill, Aiken, Higdon, Crossroad, Tyro, Gilton, Chulahoma, Lake Center, Glenville, Blue Mountain, Harmontown, Whitten Town, Potts Camp, Galena, and Hayes Crossing.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BENTON, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... PANOLA, MS ... TATE, MS ... TIPPAH, MS ... UNION, MS
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 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
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