Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 9 at 3:54PM CDT until March 9 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 9, 2026 - 1:54pm
Expires:
March 9, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
SVRMEG
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi...
Western Union County in northeastern Mississippi...
Northwestern Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi...
Southeastern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 353 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cambridge, or
7 miles north of Oxford, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Oxford, New Albany, Ecru, Cambridge, Keownville, Etta, Bethlehem,
Pinedale, Thaxton, Myrtle, Abbeville, Malone, Shari, Hortontown,
Keel, Poolville, Esperanza, Cherry Creek, Old Myrtle, and Pumpkin
Center.
This includes Interstate 22 in Mississipppi between mile markers 52
and 68.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
storm shelter or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Lafayette, MS; Marshall, MS; Pontotoc, MS; Union, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov