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thank you for the news, & `- V6 b- z0 E6 ~5 m
i have some news from toronto too...0 G8 F9 e" o a7 Y+ L' i$ n8 b
& K) s# w p0 Z- V, h5 ]toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. a" `) D/ s7 K* a5 y1 P
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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7 {) w3 f) X1 d( b( r8 \southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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0 h: a/ j" ^$ J3 \, S5 _0 s3 pthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.0 g2 H9 Y$ o1 x5 N, T$ E5 O
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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.
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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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! E5 d* N: B9 q* D+ W# P. p1 R$ DIt 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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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.
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" _# [0 C, S3 t" g' Q2 l: W% @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., _- F( j9 Z( a# r% A1 A" D
5 w4 _' t, Z) \"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.. M* J8 ]8 z* l c
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.: M0 p8 t8 J) ^) s! M7 q
3 A( \8 q7 Y/ @) h" R4 C7 t"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.7 g0 E9 N8 a% m, n( M
[1 Z% X! m% {& Z" ]0 v dThey 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., n' e8 w$ _( F! h5 [7 j% f& W
* x, U! o, F' x2 w! s8 w% i% m"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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' j6 |/ Y; j3 M# ^$ f7 FOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.* e& K. @# o0 h2 o K6 X# f& ~
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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.& V3 p$ B j) @: m# z2 b1 N9 B! h
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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.- c4 _' }& H5 w: V! O5 u
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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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7 V* d/ q W0 S$ o; w$ U$ Y( W# z" zMeanwhile 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. 3 i: a, y( ^. J: y
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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. ) W. _' _* c8 ?4 b: G0 Q
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7 j, f( D; T# j+ |! p8 f- 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. 0 U7 P. C$ [0 N" w5 L
# J& { \2 h0 S# A6 Q7 `- b"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.2 O+ j" U% E7 }8 q& p* n
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