Tornado tears through Yazoo County

The tornado formed early Sunday afternoon during one of the first rounds of severe weather of the day.

The Easter storms spawned more tornadoes, which intensified later in the day.

AFTERNOON.ONE FAMILY IS COUNTING THEIRBLESSINGS AFTERTHE STORM HIT HIT THEIR HOME ONWHITE LANE ROAD.ELLIS WRIGHT SAYS THEY HEARDLIKE A LOUDROAR.WHEN THEY LOOKED OUTSIDE HE SAIDHE SAWWHAT LOOKED LIKE A LARGE TORNADOHEADING TOWARD THE HOUSE.FAMILY MEMBERS QUICKLY RUSHEDINSIDETO TAKE COVER.

MY WIFE WAS SCARED AND I JUSTKEPT ON HER, IT'S GOING TO BEOK.YOU KNOW IT WAS A SCARY MOMENTFOR SURE.

THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUTTHAT.

YOU KNOW SHE SHE SAID ITHOUGHT WE WERE ALL GONEBUT WE'RE NOT.

WE'RE BLESSED.WRIGHT SAYS HIS NEIGHBORS FORGOTABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING RULESAMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.ABOUT 30 PEOPLE DROPPED BY TOCHECKON THE FAMILY AND TO HELP CLEANUP DEBRIAND REMOVE TREE BRANCHES.EARLY AFTERNOON STORMS KNOCK