Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:00PM 
SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Western Union County in northeastern Mississippi... Northwestern Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Southern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Southwestern Benton County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until noon CDT.
* At 1114 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Burgess, or near Holly Springs National Forest, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Oxford, Holly Springs National Forest, Cambridge, Harmontown, Etta, Springdale, Burgess, Bethlehem, Tula, Denmark, Pinedale, Laws Hill, Thaxton, Hickory Flat, Potts Camp, Abbeville, Taylor, Toccopola, Malone, and Keel.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BENTON, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... PONTOTOC, MS ... UNION, MS
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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
