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thank you for the news, 6 I( n* w9 l/ h2 i! U E* \
i have some news from toronto too...- l( x$ P3 E1 C+ B* w' a% |
" U" U1 z, c5 s/ _, ]" x0 etoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
3 m8 I& `5 M+ P# zthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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" }3 Z' _3 `8 @, z% Osouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado3 ~ \1 E" b6 i. R. I
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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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.9 G4 _0 F: Z- O
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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.$ K& w- S8 Q9 [! J0 o
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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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. @ N* P1 n! z' w5 r"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.1 j2 N! l% ?0 E' G, V U
2 `6 P$ ^' y* K4 U$ l- w; aElsewhere 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 j, M) Z4 r3 ^; C
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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."' m7 p# V8 ]' p5 @( e$ m4 D" f
$ t) o, \+ x3 W# }2 sOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.7 i( l+ j; z& J4 X: O: }& i! V7 Y& Q
5 E ~2 H( V" T9 c. W3 G, j: PAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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& g) v7 R4 i6 w7 N- @2 c"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.": {/ ~- m M) U0 M; |) p: }
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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.
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5 k% A1 N- @" y$ X% g+ p: rThey 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.9 z% W5 U. X$ g: ? X/ ~
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"+ Q5 q# l: c o5 G) }
+ W, `$ G- G" Y5 v3 T v3 AOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.
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, ~' m5 Q3 G8 I3 LAided 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.$ w8 q; F3 W1 ~" 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.6 I6 g* e0 k" w3 x2 F4 s' J
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2 A0 k/ r0 y% EThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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3 j0 h# p- ^, u' h( v: K8 R" oMeanwhile 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. - J' v" N7 Q5 V7 U i
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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.
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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.
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4 L; _- I0 N2 S) F+ w"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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