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Power out for thousands, watches and warnings come down in Windsor-Essex

Lightning over the Renaissance Center in Detroit, MI on Aug. 24, 2023. (Source: Steve Biro) Lightning over the Renaissance Center in Detroit, MI on Aug. 24, 2023. (Source: Steve Biro)
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After multiple watches and warnings, including a tornado warning on Thursday night, and a fog advisory Friday morning.

IN PICTURES: Storm damage in Windsor

Areas of fog developed in many areas of southern Ontario and will continue to form Friday morning. The advisory has now ended.

City crews and residents turn their focus to cleaning up in the aftermath of another powerful storm in Windsor-Essex.

Power is being restored for thousands of Enwin customers in the city, with Pillette, Riverside and Roeseland East being hit hardest with outages.

Just over 11,000 Essex Power customers are in the dark in Leamington and around 20 customers in St. Clair Beach.

In Amherstburg, the Amherstburg Fire Department was called in to rescue 13 people from a home surrounded by extreme flooding.

Around 9 p.m. Thursday, crews were dispatched to the 7500 block of Howard Avenue in the town after getting a call from some people in a home surrounded by water.

In Chatham-Kent, nearly 13,000 people are without power

Here's a look at the rest of the forecast

Friday: Cloudy. 30 per cent chance of showers this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 26. Humidex 34. 

Friday Night: Becoming partly cloudy this evening. 30 percent chance of showers overnight. Fog patches developing overnight. Low 18.

Saturday: A mix of sun and cloud with 40 per cent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. High 25. Humidex 30. UV index 8 or very high.

Sunday: A mix of sun and cloud. High 23.

Monday: Sunny. High 25.

Tuesday: Cloudy with 30 per cent chance of showers. High 22.

Wednesday: A mix of sun and cloud. High 20.

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