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City of Oxford, MS
Tuesday May 20th, 2025 :: 05:21 p.m. CDT

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM

SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Southern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Northeastern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 520 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Burgess, or near John W Kyle State Park, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Malone, Keel, Blackwater, Teckville, Burgess, Bethlehem, Burt, Cambridge, Glenville, College Hill Station, Abbeville, College Hill, Harmontown, Hayes Crossing, Spraggins, Holly Springs National Forest, Cornersville, Oxford, John W Kyle State Park, and Potts Camp.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LAFAYETTE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... PANOLA, 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 800 PM CDT for 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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