(TWC) UPDATE: At least six people are dead in Mississippi as severe weather and strong tornadoes moved across the Deep South on Easter Sunday. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency confirmed three fatalities in Jefferson Davis County, where a tornado struck the down of Bassfield.
There was also one death in Walthall County and two fatalities in Lawrence County. Tornadoes were reported in both counties as well. At least five homes were destroyed in Walthall County and other injuries were reported. All three counties are south of Jackson, near the Louisiana state line.
Rescue crews were searching homes in Jones County, where damage was reported to multiple homes and commercial buildings. Paul Sheffield, the county’s emergency management director, told weather.com in a phone interview that several people were injured, some seriously. Sheffield said four people were unaccounted for. READ MORE
