Warnings over wild Easter weather as severe thunderstorms ground Florida flights and tornado alert issued in Mississippi

SEVERE weather in parts of the country has disrupted flights and created a headache for travelers at the end of the holiday weekend.

From a tornado alert in Mississippi to severe thunderstorms in Florida, the wild Easter Sunday weather wreaked havoc on travel plans in popular tourist destinations. 

Thunderstorms had already dumped 2 inches of rain in the Orlando, Florida, according to meteorologists at

The severe weather created problems on Sunday for visitors to places like Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, and Seaworld.

According to forecasts, an additional 2 inches of rain was possible in Central Florida before the night was over.

The Fox 35 the storm team reported that Sunday night’s thunderstorms were accompanied by lightning strikes and downpours.

The area was also at risk of seeing wind gusts as high as 50 mph and there were forecasts for potential hail.  

A on Sunday evening for two Mississippi counties, according to news station WLBT.

The tornado warnings for Covington and Jefferson Davis counties expired at 8:30pm on Sunday evening.

Severe thunderstorm warnings were also in effect for more than 10 counties across the state.

Across the country, Americans were celebrating several holidays over the weekend creating a busy travel weekend.

Christians celebrated Easter on Sunday, while the Jewish holiday of Passover started on Friday, and Muslims were observing Ramadan.

It was the first time in 30 years that all three major religions have seen their holidays coincide.