Lafayette County PIO

📻 LCEMA will monitor conditions and post updates throughout the day. Follow this account for the latest on severe weather impacting Lafayette County. Stay safe, Oxford.

✅ Before storms arrive: 📱 Enable Wireless Emergency Alerts 🔋 Charge all devices NOW 🏠 Know your interior safe room 🌳 Secure outdoor items 👴 Check on elderly neighbors Don't wait for a warning to take shelter. Act early. #SevereWeather #Oxford

⚠️ SEVERE WEATHER THREAT — Oxford & Lafayette County The @NWSMemphis has issued a Slight Risk (Level 2/5) for severe weather TODAY, April 27. Damaging winds, large hail & a tornado threat are all possible. Stay alert. 🧵 Thread below. 👇

Get in-person help with FEMA registration & recovery resources. Can't go in person? 🌐 DisasterAssistance.gov 📞 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) 📱 FEMA App

🚨 Lafayette County and @cityofoxford residents impacted by the Jan. 23–27 winter storm fern. A FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opens TOMORROW at noon! 📍 Lafayette County Multipurpose Arena 70 F.D. Buddy East Parkway | Oxford, MS 🕐 Mon–Fri: 8AM–6PM | Sat: 8AM–2PM | Sun: Closed

Individual Assistance APPROVED for Lafayette County. President Trump approved @tatereeves request (DR-4899) for the Jan 23–27 winter storm. Apply: DisasterAssistance.gov or 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). File insurance claims first. ❓Contact FEMA directly with questions: 1-800-621-3362

Here is the latest additional rainfall forecast. Up to 2 inches of rainfall is possible over the next 48 hours with the highest amounts confined to areas along and east of the Mississippi River.

TOMORROW: A multi hazard weather event is forecast. Rain will be ongoing in the morning, leading to a flooding threat. In the afternoon, ingredients come together to support severe storms. Damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible. Stay #WeatherAware

Official release on the search and rescue mission this week. @LafayetteCo_FD @LafayetteEMA @LafayetteCoPIO

⚠️Today (5/7/24) around 1:35pm while a contractor is upgrading our outdoor warning system the system was unintentionally activated. There is no threat currently in our area and we apologize for any confusion. @MSEMA @NWSMemphis @OxfordPolice

⚠️Press Release⚠️

Join us this Saturday for a Heartsaver CPR class. This class is certified through the American Heart Association and open to the public.

LCFD Responded to a total of 2511 for service in 2023. That is an increase of 592 calls over 2022. The department responded to 213 fires, of which 45 were structure fires, 94 were grass or brush fires, and 15 were forest, woods, or wildland fires.

⚠️Press Release⚠️ See our Facebook page for additional photos.

⚠️The Lafayette County Business Complex, located at 72 FD Buddy East, has County, City, and State Offices. Currently, only the County and City Offices are open. The Driver License, Health Department, and Human Services are state offices and are currently closed.

⚠️Lafayette County Government offices will open today 1/22/24 at 11:00am.⚠️

Due to ice sliding off the roofs of county facilities, we are advising the community to stay away from county buildings until we determine they are safe to be open. We appreciate your patience.

⚠️Lafayette County Government Offices Opening Tomorrow (1/22/24) TBD⚠️ After further inspection of county offices and facilities, we have decided to make an official announcement in the morning on whether we will open county offices.