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thank you for the news,
; X" ?- h+ n Hi have some news from toronto too...
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9 |* s4 F" m1 L5 G% W/ K. C5 E. [7 Mtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.1 d3 [# ?: X3 ~/ R+ s
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado' ^7 w8 n; b. g
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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' ?1 Q+ q* u q6 e7 @Residents 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." b( g' e, l" d0 K2 x
( ?, ?. I: B% W5 G/ 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.. x& }: d0 Z/ a7 b
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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.! g P/ v% U& s \- k/ q6 c
5 p5 H; I! _- Z"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.. x5 ~! x* ]3 `9 k
! p9 O$ F4 H( {5 @$ }7 g/ W$ f% EElsewhere 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 a! R, S: ?1 b, Q( l
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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."" R( H5 c3 }1 K, w% U
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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.7 t ~/ G# A- M) F
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.) A- N, G1 _5 P% T& d
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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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1 r0 H. |+ g/ y6 u! D: SFergus 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.- m, H9 A4 s' s# L; X9 A, s
0 O: Y9 Q# g2 e! n* ^"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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5 @4 G% I4 a0 xOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.* R+ ^$ n+ B$ {; @0 V
) A; s! s5 M# |2 v% k2 eAided 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.4 H' o# f- x; k5 }" r/ {
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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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. {" U- ^# I. N- H6 F: \! i" L: v% \"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.+ h+ [4 w( S. T/ m+ G
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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.
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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. 8 k/ ] W4 _: W4 G
0 x, ]' K2 V! cDuring 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. % ]5 B3 X3 m7 Q Q9 |
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ' G3 F6 S/ a% x- q/ z
+ P; P& r# u1 i$ k. V4 I# }6 }"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. 2 t0 ^ C% C" v& U8 r( C+ m
9 M5 a3 C8 C( s5 p1 p9 E# d"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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