According to Jones County EOC Executive Director Paul Sheffield, The National Weather Service in Jackson has placed the entire Pine Belt Region in a Moderate Risk category for severe weather Easter Sunday.
“All modes of severe weather are possible,” said Sheffield. “Tornadoes are likely with some of these, possibly as strong as an EF3 or greater and with a long track. Currently our timing is 7 a.m. throughout the day ending around 9 p.m.” Stay tuned to your local source for weather alerts. We will post updates as they become available.