Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 9 at 4:28PM CDT until March 9 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 9, 2026 - 2:28pm
Expires:
March 9, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
SVRMEG
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi...
Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 515 PM CDT.
* At 427 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tula, or 10
miles southeast of Oxford, moving east 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...
Pontotoc, Trace State Park, Ecru, Randolph, Troy, Tula, Furrs,
Denmark, Thaxton, Algoma, Toccopola, Hortontown, Esperanza,
Endville, Cherry Creek, Chiwapa, Pannell, Delay, Rough Edge, and
Wallfield.
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; Pontotoc, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov