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City of Oxford, MS
Friday August 21st, 2026 :: 01:58 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:00AM Friday

SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... Northwestern Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi... Southwestern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Southeastern Tate County in northwestern Mississippi... Northeastern Tallahatchie County in northwestern Mississippi... Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 300 AM CDT.

* At 157 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Harmontown to 6 miles southwest of Burgess to Crowder, moving southeast at 40 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, Batesville, Water Valley, George Payne State Park, Holly Springs National Forest, John W Kyle State Park, Coffeeville, Pope, Enid, Cambridge, Harmontown, Curtis Station, Velma, Laws Hill, Barr, Springdale, Burgess, Banner, Tula, and Denmark. This includes Interstate 55 in Mississippi between mile markers 215 and 249.

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