“Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM” from City of Oxford, MS : Nixle

Sunday April 27th, 2025 :: 04:34 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM

SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... East central Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 515 PM CDT.

* At 434 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Burgess, or near Holly Springs National Forest, moving southeast at 20 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... Springdale, College Hill Station, Altus, College Hill, Burgess, Taylor, Holly Springs National Forest, Oxford, and Yocona.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LAFAYETTE, MS ... PANOLA, 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

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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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