Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45AM
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Chickasaw County in northeastern Mississippi... Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi... Union County in northeastern Mississippi... Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Southeastern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Western Lee County in northeastern Mississippi... Southern Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi... South central Benton County in northeastern Mississippi... Southwestern Prentiss County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 645 AM CST.
* At 557 AM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles northeast of Bethlehem to near Sabougla, moving southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Tupelo, New Albany, Pontotoc, Houston, Baldwyn, Verona, Okolona, Trace State Park, Saltillo, Guntown, Bruce, Calhoun City, Shannon, Vardaman, Derma, Ecru, Pittsboro, Slate Springs, New Harmony and Troy.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LAFAYETTE, MS ... TIPPAH, MS ... BENTON, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... LEE, MS ... CHICKASAW, MS ... PRENTISS, 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