Tornado alert called off for Windsor, Ont.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 24, 2010 | 1:10 AM ET
CBC News
Environment Canada has called off its tornado warning and tornado watch for Windsor, Ont., and nearby areas including Leamington and Essex County.
The weather agency had initially issued a tornado watch and later upgraded the threat. But those alerts were later called off.
The area was hit with thunderstorms causing power outages in the outskirts of the city.
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