IT WAS NOT STRAIGHT LINE WINDS THAT HIT THE PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD AREA ON JAN. 11TH--THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS IT WAS A TORNADO. UPSON EMA DIRECTOR MARTHA ANNE MCCARTY RECALLED THAT TUESDAY THE 21ST WAS THE ANNIVERSARY OF 5 JANUARY TORNADOS THAT HIT UPSON COUNTY IN 2017. NWS SAYS ON JAN. 11TH IT WAS AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH WINDS OF 90 MILES PER HOUR THAT DOWNED 100 TREES AND DAMAGED CABINS ON THE FLINT RIVER. EMA DIRECTOR MCCARTY SAID THE STORM WAS SO SUDDEN THERE WAS NO TIME FOR EMERGENCY SIRENS TO BE ACTIVATED. IT DISAPATED TIME IT HIT.
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