6:15PM Friday July 06, 2007By Sarah McDougall
Tornado-battered Taranaki residents were bracing themselves for more bad weather tonight with fierce winds forecast to hit the region.
A state of emergency was still in place tonight after at least six tornadoes pummelled the area causing millions of dollars worth of damage and leaving dozens of families homeless.
The tornadoes hit Oakura, Egmont Village, Inglewood and the Waitara area about 5.30pm yesterday trampling houses, trees and power poles.
Civil Defence group controller Graham Young said emergency services would be watching the weather closely.
"Tonight we do have a heavy wind warning up to 110km an hour," he told NZPA.
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