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thank you for the news, 7 a1 N1 Z- n, V2 f4 |' v- h
i have some news from toronto too...! W7 g) B6 }: u, f
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.' N2 r+ r; A7 D) H/ Q: ^/ N) z' C2 b$ e
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.1 {6 o$ `/ q( L. p
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado5 i+ F6 R1 y& O5 Z0 _# p
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+ ?! [) e* F1 P0 j" fthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.2 h8 a2 ^$ A0 R
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5 y& Q$ o- |- V; r: `3 KResidents 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., |) E+ F% a! u! ]) d8 w: Q
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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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& f6 @6 N0 O" m3 A6 _) N$ _% FA 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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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.
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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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On 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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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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0 P! R6 _% _) l; n2 K"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.9 j. l7 ~) q8 {2 T1 m7 @
3 S. r/ L& H/ g9 F0 XThey 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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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"6 S" d+ j. c8 {6 L, j/ F: E
- e& i7 ~* Q9 o' A& NOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.0 e* l# W6 O1 t4 b" C9 G
+ J6 o4 _; k; Y: WAided 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.! U% _) i; s6 B' P/ x! L0 h
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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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Z# R l: a8 z; r8 [0 B c"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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+ {' w4 T, h! u$ |3 \" E4 w2 hDue 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. 1 g( n5 s- w3 N3 m5 w: s7 A' v5 a
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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. ; j# g. i" i' Q+ \
; F( @/ B7 ]( Y9 w+ o6 mBut 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. T! h! O3 h; }0 L# o
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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.& J8 H/ C+ l+ M) H& L$ V
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