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9 D$ M6 X& y+ z7 T3 g8 Zthank you for the news,
* \% Q* N0 ?( J0 P' W, Wi have some news from toronto too...* {, s9 K7 V& `7 o" w
5 H9 A' t. |! M0 K& Utoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.) v$ E! w1 d' x/ A. o, q
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.0 F) p$ `( J" A7 T. L
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: V7 ?2 X2 M, K! h8 Rsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado$ ]# h9 i3 m0 N2 e
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: {7 [: k" Y2 { `the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.* @2 N/ M/ s5 \+ C x& T! |
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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1 c' `+ V. e% t. ~& P3 [- G/ A2 UTORONTO (CP) - Residents of southwestern Ontario were picking up the pieces Saturday, and in some cases waiting for the power to be turned on, after a tornado touched down during a stampede of fierce storms a day earlier.
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! M+ x% |# h) _0 ]The severe weather, which developed due to humid and unstable air, began in Milverton, Ont., Friday afternoon and quickly gained steam as it moved east towards Fergus, a community near Conestoga Lake.: r, x& ]! S6 x' C
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It was here, officials said, where the storm spawned a full-fledged twister close to 300 metres wide that chewed off tree limbs, downed power lines, tossed cars into ditches, and ripped into several homes and barns.1 }) i, `0 ~! v
: e$ ?0 K+ [$ w+ S, v"We've confirmed at this location a Fujita scale F2 tornado occurred, with winds between 180 to 240 kilometres an hour," said Environment Canada meteorologist Geoff Coulson on Saturday. "That's confirmed with the damage that we've witnessed."$ z) [( o/ C0 I* y4 i1 P
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A two-storey home in the area had its roof torn clean off and a barn behind the home was levelled to its foundation, Coulson said, all damage consistent with a severe tornado.
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; \& H9 c. d6 h8 t6 u# G2 e2 E C+ Q- ZElsewhere on a nearby highway, a wooden plank was driven into the windshield of a vehicle, another sign of extensive impact damage typically associated with a twister.
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"A tell-tale sign it was tornadic as opposed to just strong winds was the fact there's (mud) splatter on more than one side of a house," he said. "If it had been one wind gust there would be one side with the splatter."- v5 I: T; z$ E- n( ]
1 I: a; ^2 N- V, b; }On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.1 S( v, A! E: C$ W9 @; v" L
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"That's pretty amazing given the damage we're seeing here," Coulson said. "(Many) did exactly the right thing. They got into the basement and waited the storm out down there."- o! T; _; w9 m7 ]7 a5 \+ V
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Fergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.
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! Z3 o: d. _( QThey hunkered down in the furnace room and emerged to find the roof of their home had been partially ripped off and a wall was destroyed.
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"$ p; G- `( @; _7 n1 N3 Z
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Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.
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Aided by an Ontario Provincial Police helicopter, Environment Canada investigators conducted full aerial surveys of the Milverton area, where the storm began, and areas further east.& c- d9 c5 x& s" ~5 @5 z. _
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Coulson said officials reported what appeared to be a one-kilometre wide swath of tree damage near Conestoga Lake. They were looking into whether it was the work of a twister.
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5 r8 W) l2 b' e- U+ T* `"The big thing for us is going to be to try to link up these different reports to see if it was in fact one long-lived tornado on the ground or a series of tornadoes," he said.
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Due to the storm, nearly 4,400 people were left without power in Fergus and its surrounding areas on Saturday, said Hydro One spokeswoman Kathleen Welsh. 6 x) D9 K; t/ t' s/ K. f2 L* g
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. # s! R( h# o T: h- d0 y
1 G2 z4 b9 n+ [. e0 C' I+ D4 j% jMeanwhile in Toronto, crews were cleaning up from the localized flash flooding that had paralyzed much of the city's main roadways and transit routes, drowning vehicles and leaving motorists knee-deep in water. In one extreme case, flood waters managed to wash away an entire section of road.
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! u7 D6 q2 Q; _; e, S- p* CDuring the height of the storm, around the time of the afternoon commute home, officials say the city received over 1,700 calls to emergency services.
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. " ^/ A7 n) Y+ J$ \
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"The city's emergency services and the staff that manage our water, transportation, hydro and forests did a fantastic job of keeping the public safe and protecting the assets of the city," said Toronto Mayor David Miller in a statement.
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"Emergency services personnel were involved in a number of rescues, evacuations and emergency pumping operations and their work prevented serious injuries or death," he said.
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