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City of Oxford, MS
Wednesday April 29th, 2026 :: 04:29 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15AM

SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Union County in northeastern Mississippi... Southeastern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Southern Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi...

* Until 515 AM CDT.

* At 428 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cambridge, or 15 miles west of New Albany, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include... New Albany, Cambridge, Keownville, New Harmony, Etta, Bethlehem, Pinedale, Myrtle, Dumas, Blue Springs, Shari, Poolville, Graham, Keel, Jericho, Branyan, Ellistown, Old Myrtle, Pumpkin Center, and Jug Fork. This includes Interstate 22 in Mississipppi between mile markers 52 and 72.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LAFAYETTE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... TIPPAH, MS ... UNION, 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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