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thank you for the news,
* X: I) C# R0 [6 n* h/ wi have some news from toronto too...9 i# z( f: B) h( J$ }0 Y
- N) G- ? Z* `7 A3 h) jtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!./ ^2 g* r/ ]' _
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado0 I/ r( w8 S3 [- `. x V
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.. D9 e3 [0 `5 X- d; t! g
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% n2 |) h3 T/ bResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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TORONTO (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. P/ E t: t' Q+ Q* z3 Z
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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.
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4 f. |5 k8 n' [* [3 a, JIt 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.9 k9 X1 v5 ^2 i3 x* s+ ^* ^
2 `7 K) g+ ^& Z1 p/ W"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."
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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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Elsewhere 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.1 f8 k% O+ J( A8 D7 p% Z2 r
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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."
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: h& f) O5 q8 p9 M7 k/ w5 FOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.- ?$ Q0 C. U6 i1 B5 _6 J
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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, W# i9 p; d% O6 I"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."
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^6 c% r; ?6 ^* A% W oFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window. v5 F. Y- D0 E9 D' t* b2 s" {$ u
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They 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.- }& ]% S7 e; i' ^) K2 j0 L8 V) R% u
H# a1 ?- V* h7 s$ ]1 g6 Z"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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$ B6 b; }5 c" k8 Q& Y. MOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.# _* v3 ^: C& p* J) O: r
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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.$ b( J0 n. F* F$ a- h+ [$ c5 j6 F
; k/ ~7 O: F+ j! S4 W; H6 l2 ]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." Z7 g. ^5 S1 R
2 g& V S2 E, I0 u4 U"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.6 q- s7 A4 n3 M3 D
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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. ! ]/ {. Y- C ~$ h7 c
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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Meanwhile 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. $ _( l! K6 X# n) B: N4 b
5 Y+ M8 L9 j, [: I. p7 {2 `$ wDuring 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. 4 v8 l$ T9 K5 }: u7 p( G4 V
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. + u2 V {0 t! Q/ n1 p' N
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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. - R3 a$ c. H7 l8 Z- w, v
( F: P4 z4 {8 J"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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