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City of Oxford, MS
Saturday May 17th, 2025 :: 01:17 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:00AM Saturday

SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Chickasaw County in northeastern Mississippi... Northeastern Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi... Union County in northeastern Mississippi... Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Lee County in northeastern Mississippi... Southwestern Prentiss County in northeastern Mississippi...

* Until 200 AM CDT.

* At 116 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Cambridge to near Paris to near Coffeeville, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Shari, Pittsboro, Robbs, Esperanza, Thorn, Chiwapa, Pumpkin Center, Cambridge, Tyson, Okolona, New Harmony, Pratts Friendship, Rough Edge, Glenfield, George P Cossar State Park, Altus, Van Vleet, Parkersburg, Toccopola, and Alpine.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN, MS ... CHICKASAW, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... LEE, MS ... PONTOTOC, MS ... PRENTISS, MS ... UNION, 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 400 AM 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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