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thank you for the news,
9 Z" a% r3 `2 o! m' |/ `i have some news from toronto too...
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9 {- r6 c: m. q( h/ Itoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
! X5 Z+ i# U0 ~1 ?9 R, g5 Y& zthese 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.! R2 _& I8 E4 M0 y9 B& k/ [
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado # Z" T6 a3 A% C3 C/ |
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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.
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+ e: p; V- U/ }. S$ HThe 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.5 W) R1 ?6 j" E
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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.! j. t( W. q. A% r9 Z% t' G
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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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: ^ K7 F, n" @2 p" zA 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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6 `( o) v5 V$ U3 `# N$ Z7 ^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.$ C2 n8 A9 r t% `% \9 h, ~
+ b# ~# H) \% s$ S3 o"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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On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. w3 Z a( l& O9 O
& y- h4 @" P: M' V; zAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.& f6 e& k% o; i: E$ Q L! Y3 g
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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."8 N* ^& ~( y, O' K) L
) ^% t/ B+ q w5 W' C) eFergus 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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8 E1 W! |) a1 w8 `# vThey 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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8 c( H/ F, t7 e/ y+ }2 e"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 u D, N& |7 K3 lOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.4 G1 `+ N9 s9 j# @2 Y
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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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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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1 s( P# |7 W% B6 Y+ k"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. 3 z& D$ A1 v5 q0 [- K: X5 \
' F0 w" [( k' N2 M+ ]* n( ]The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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, K& h2 K; B- F5 j& A) {* 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. y4 g2 S/ B" j# h- W% V
. R0 ~9 p! y4 }2 n& ]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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"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.( g" A. @: Q' E% l/ T
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