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City of Oxford, MS
Tuesday April 28th, 2026 :: 05:52 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15AM

SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Northeastern Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi... Western Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi...

* Until 615 AM CDT.

* At 551 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Paris, or 7 miles northeast of Water Valley, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include... Oxford, Water Valley, Springdale, Banner, Tula, Denmark, Randolph, Paris, Thaxton, Taylor, Toccopola, Robbs, Delay, Matthews, Springville, Lafayette Springs, Sarepta, and Yocona.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... PONTOTOC, MS ... YALOBUSHA, 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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