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City of Oxford, MS
Sunday March 15th, 2026 :: 08:57 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:45PM

SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Union County in northeastern Mississippi... Southeastern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi... Benton County in northeastern Mississippi... Northwestern Prentiss County in northeastern Mississippi... Western Alcorn County in northeastern Mississippi...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 856 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles west of Pocahontas to Gravestown to near Bethlehem, 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... New Albany, Ripley, Blue Mountain, Jumpertown, Snow Lake Shores, Keownville, Theo, Bethlehem, Canaan, Etta, Gravestown, Walnut, Hickory Flat, Ashland, Potts Camp, Falkner, Myrtle, Dumas, Abbeville, and Shari. This includes Interstate 22 in Mississipppi between mile markers 35 and 65.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALCORN, MS ... BENTON, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... PRENTISS, MS ... TIPPAH, MS ... UNION, MS

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern and northwestern Mississippi...and west Tennessee.

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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