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Severe weather hits Lee and Dougherty counties
Posted: 01.07.2009 at 5:55 PM
Jenna Huff

Jenna Huff is the News Director at WFXL FOX 31 News.

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A strong storm system leaves behind a trail of debris in Lee and Dougherty counties

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Many residents in Lee and Dougherty counties and Emergency Management workers spent much of the day Wednesday cleaning up storm debris.

Authorities say winds from last nights storm reached 60 miles per hour.  Fire officials had two reports of trees fallen on homes but no real injuries to speak of.  The National Weather Service has yet to confirm that the storm produced a tornado, but some residents in Lee County say that’s exactly what they saw.

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