Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00AM
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi... Western Union County in northeastern Mississippi... Western Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Southeastern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Southeastern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 600 AM CST.
* At 519 AM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Harmontown to 6 miles southwest of Coffeeville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Oxford, Water Valley, Holly Springs National Forest, Bruce, Calhoun City, Vardaman, Derma, Coffeeville, Pittsboro, Slate Springs, Sabougla, Cambridge, Randolph, Bethlehem, Velma, Etta, Springdale, Burgess, Banner and Tula.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LAFAYETTE, MS ... PANOLA, MS ... YALOBUSHA, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... CALHOUN, MS ... UNION, MS ... PONTOTOC, MS
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CST for northwestern Mississippi. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 1000 AM CST for northeastern and northwestern Mississippi. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
City of Oxford, MS
107 Courthouse Square
Oxford, MS 38655
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-232-8073
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP OXFORDMS followed by your message, to 888777
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