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City of Oxford, MS
Tuesday April 28th, 2026 :: 04:57 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM

SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Northeastern Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi... Union County in northeastern Mississippi... Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Southeastern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Southern Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi... Southern Benton County in northeastern Mississippi...

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 457 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Holly Springs to near Cambridge to near Velma, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Oxford, New Albany, Holly Springs, Pontotoc, Ripley, Water Valley, Wall Doxey State Park, Trace State Park, Holly Springs National Forest, Blue Mountain, Ecru, Cambridge, New Harmony, Bethlehem, Troy, Velma, Etta, Banner, Pinedale, and Keownville. This includes Interstate 22 in Mississipppi between mile markers 30 and 79.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BENTON, MS ... CALHOUN, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... PONTOTOC, MS ... TIPPAH, 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 1000 PM 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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