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thank you for the news,
" x) Q r; E+ t, R( ]i have some news from toronto too...1 {5 }, W. G- v! v8 R9 X+ L- Z
5 s+ W/ x, a1 Y$ ?+ U) qtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.% b' B: f, J( G7 j8 r, f
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.* g* b3 I+ \8 ]9 O
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# I; Y6 v ^: ^- e% @# A' A# h0 gsouthwestern 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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- X* V. Y# L ?5 V" C* L' rResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado * e v4 n2 g( m3 g3 Y
by: PAUL CHOI
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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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8 A3 {* b, s/ ^6 s: {. ~; kThe 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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1 D5 H9 O% ^: r$ p"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."; X" s( h# t+ f* w! Q# q
: B; ~2 q* {; p4 l9 q, ?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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4 I% r! }$ J7 [4 \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.3 u. J0 H- c7 s1 D
% {) ~0 ^/ j1 t+ ?- V8 K- O3 J V"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."$ ?7 C6 G7 l$ r5 x1 V7 e- @2 ~, |
% |! `/ i- ~( B8 x* Q! _% ~8 Q* B. lOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand./ q/ Z6 Q) e2 R: M
$ X1 j+ W3 g! s/ ?. x( b; gAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.! V# T9 `' H$ b3 u+ ], ~* y: d
8 W: [ k- ~ E4 F"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."; J" L$ J7 C! V1 f2 ` |
( Q8 b/ v8 `. ?2 J# B: ~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.* q |2 k6 _# D8 D
7 m* h4 @4 ]! yThey 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.8 U) }1 c( v: P i* n3 I
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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 |+ e8 h# H8 Y$ W; k/ H
4 [- O: `; H! V4 {) e. G( v2 `8 A" ROfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes." _: M( {+ m3 P0 n2 U! o+ Z
9 x0 k$ l9 C" iAided 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.: b" L* t( T" q
% a5 x( ~% ?' ~$ [0 B3 jCoulson 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.5 f% J0 [, l4 ^" c
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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.
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- N& A/ f c+ _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. & q+ D# Q9 q5 p& Q' f$ I+ P* F
' Q9 W1 v1 X! J. E! AThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 6 b$ m3 E4 S/ ~6 u0 d7 C
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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. / _) M" f" r8 V4 i
L7 A* E# c# U, d: j1 qDuring 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. 2 J5 X, k* A% E. U
6 R- h2 ^5 ^' V3 a1 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.
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. `1 l% B% I0 o$ c; H5 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.
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