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thank you for the news, & ~. e. c- |& w( U
i have some news from toronto too...' D. t' J8 ?! V( p
, ?( t$ v0 i! Qtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
, X& ^2 I& d. `. Hthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado# [3 M: p" F( c. _* S
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; x9 a) h0 h# w' n1 Pthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.2 o8 w0 f1 w. @# j) u
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. N7 n; U' F8 Z& h9 |; G2 o, Q; dResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ' |* E+ b0 [5 P9 `) Z$ S6 \$ E9 \; f
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( @6 \/ H: N( L3 b& kTORONTO (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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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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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.
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"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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# m, j" L0 P0 ]9 H* q$ eA 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.2 d+ v$ ]3 }# L' {4 V" _! c/ M
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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.% O, ?, S1 v' ]! j, ] X# Z9 V
+ X( Y& i) b0 o8 s"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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1 X3 i q2 |7 s6 \, ^4 X; ~* _( m: aOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.4 b8 i* m' i/ A& k- ^
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.: |; n% ]& [7 x& B6 t" U 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."
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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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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.- d& K8 ^: |) \
% `! U, h' B, ?8 x"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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# g3 F9 Y2 y8 b( ^Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.3 }, E* q, `9 C0 d) D
0 I7 S1 N" K$ kAided 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.
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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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/ ~8 Q. t- r5 L"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.! K9 B0 ^# ?) F3 k. r
8 u5 [6 C+ F3 n6 ^# t/ E8 uDue 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. 7 J" G8 z2 x; e( r9 H! y! _
# e/ W. S4 u h. G0 R4 I: z/ i" _The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. " f* n9 W- k7 S1 f4 _4 v
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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.
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During 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. " n' a# v& D' e& `, u( `9 d
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 4 v, {3 X2 I' H
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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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, P& [6 `* @. I4 d* W"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.. v0 f3 r( w4 k$ Q. r
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