Don’t be alarmed if you hear tornado sirens in your community this morning.

Communities across the state will be participating in statewide tornado drill beginning at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday.

This drill hosted by the National Weather Service was supposed to happen last week during severe weather preparedness week but the ice storm forced the change.

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??***ATTENTION: the Statewide Tornado Drill will be conducted Today at 9:15 am CT❗❗***??
Schools and businesses, feel free to participate by going to your safe place at 9:15 am once you hear the alert come across your NOAA Weather Radio. ?

— NWS Jackson MS (@NWSJacksonMS) February 24, 2021