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4 p4 h4 V$ V/ N h0 qthank you for the news, ) J( ^7 C. h$ {. X) W; b
i have some news from toronto too...
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: x! f- I% K) U wtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. Q7 S! ^$ Y! C- Y0 b' O$ s$ Q
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado8 w) _9 a& ]6 X' }5 T
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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; `1 E) H8 J; n* @/ j9 N, EResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado $ B: B! A1 A$ i r E
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; w, d0 r- x: o/ y) 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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7 q9 r0 @( d; @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.1 V- i# x0 X" {/ f
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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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! a: @# {7 P4 k) k"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."$ d2 d3 R$ v! n) U
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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.* x+ s4 L" J8 f9 @3 A, A3 f
/ b+ V' e( I0 s" x) W& B" L, |4 ]5 C1 PElsewhere 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.4 D- U! z9 x8 B+ `& J; ~# g4 z
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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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6 \3 S7 \: ?4 }- jOn 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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8 K$ Z5 m' ?: r! RAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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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."! F* ~# l9 S! Z! u
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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.0 o2 [" b. w. l1 T& K
$ T$ y$ m3 e4 |/ |* T1 T& W+ c"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?". |6 M6 ?) m1 j( C. h2 I# |' m F
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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.3 J; W* D6 G( Y% @0 b. |+ W, Q
! K$ n8 L' k# G+ b9 L# ?6 zAided 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.$ k1 z; @" l* P/ g6 p# ?7 m5 W' J
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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.5 O$ I1 {7 k, h( {8 ^5 i
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"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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5 V) ?$ H1 @" T: ~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.
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, g/ x2 j6 \3 z; E/ n6 _The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. + A4 {& ~/ t% v; j
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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. ' F' t, G& @) d1 K; i# U
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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. ) V2 \9 h( c) u
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 1 h$ s# R1 U8 Z/ w. ~
' @) k* E9 M/ I) H"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. " L) H/ Y+ L6 O7 K
. o! c* R2 H7 ?+ |" R"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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