Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:45PM Saturday 
SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Southern Union County in northeastern Mississippi... West central Itawamba County in northeastern Mississippi... Lee County in northeastern Mississippi... Southwestern Prentiss County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 658 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Randolph, or 12 miles west of Pontotoc, moving east at 55 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... Graham, Esperanza, Endville, Chiwapa, Mooreville, Ballardsville, Delay, Plantersville, Trace State Park, New Harmony, Pratts Friendship, Randolph, Rough Edge, Beech Springs, Union Hill, Ecru, Martintown, Tupelo, Toccopola, and Palmetto.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ITAWAMBA, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... LEE, MS ... PONTOTOC, MS ... PRENTISS, MS ... UNION, 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight 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