PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) – Thirty-eight Mississippi counties are under a tornado watch issued by the National Weather Service in Jackson.
The watch, which will stay in effect until 11 p.m. covers eight Pine Belt counties, including:
- Covington County
- Forrest County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Marion County
- Smith County
Suspected tornadoes injured two people in Franklin County, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.
A tornado watch means that the conditions are favorable for the development of thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes…