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City of Oxford, MS
Friday August 21st, 2026 :: 01:32 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:15AM Friday

SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Southwestern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Eastern Tate County in northwestern Mississippi... Northeastern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 215 AM CDT.

* At 131 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Independence, or 7 miles northeast of Senatobia, moving southeast at 25 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... Senatobia, Wall Doxey State Park, Coldwater, Barr, Harmontown, Independence, Laws Hill, Waterford, Aiken, Crossroad, Tyro, Chulahoma, Glenville, Galena, Poagville, Bluff, Blackwater, Teckville, Looxahoma, and Lurline. This includes Interstate 55 in Mississippi between mile markers 264 and 270.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LAFAYETTE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... PANOLA, MS ... TATE, 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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