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thank you for the news, ! F, {# R1 M! [$ M4 V7 ^
i have some news from toronto too...# n7 n1 k! X7 U0 B( V3 A; e
+ C$ k$ h5 H/ Y0 Wtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.3 k3 p) j% _# d6 G
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ; t. B& [, L# |7 V: }3 |$ ]0 F
by: PAUL CHOI
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2 l( n9 ?$ U: J3 M# n9 Q3 J/ [3 qTORONTO (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." U1 k, Y/ Q" y- e6 \
5 a( [- w, Z- t0 o+ R" bThe 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." d" J7 j# m. A$ r8 M3 X
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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.# ?& A4 C1 U( J# O
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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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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.5 M( {& z0 j4 K' H( s
0 Z6 m1 r6 i; b6 kElsewhere 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.- w1 {! [8 C' c: l+ O% l
( a3 q( j, ~- v4 j7 j: _, x"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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$ d/ Z i4 U# M: l1 f8 F8 qOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.4 ^3 G% Z; \; ?0 W/ v1 b
8 ?; ]& p$ i' }6 x1 u& dAmidst 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."
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. m7 ?* H- E3 M4 k9 KFergus 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. B6 `2 X; h+ O' H
% f% c# @/ Y2 `: y+ Z"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"+ {. K2 q: q5 ~1 f' X$ E5 |( F
) Z% _+ K. [' ~2 t( L9 x/ I$ ^3 UOfficials 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.
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$ y N( h% l8 y* T* _2 wCoulson 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 C% m, V2 w- _; S+ A$ p7 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.
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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, }" E: _& u4 n
6 u0 k3 y( D' Q, b* z# P9 sThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. $ d! Q: n5 ~: p! k0 H
4 ?9 h6 A- w% I. Q3 BMeanwhile 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. 5 P/ o+ G! Y* X' s Q5 f$ ~. b
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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.
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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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. Q: t0 t' x4 @# a( `
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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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