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thank you for the news, 0 |( l. h" c0 J4 R
i have some news from toronto too...
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+ i* }/ H2 f" P5 a0 I$ |toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.; |; Y) A$ p' E' l
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.# D7 K- K! e& z2 H) r# m
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$ m) K$ y5 z6 l4 ssouthwestern 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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, H2 M3 x* Z& B$ u' a% \Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado \7 i' W1 B+ H0 b, F
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.* N! I e' @3 X4 c
9 ]( U5 E* R2 |7 g! b& R# jThe 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.- J) o" g0 P6 n* g
- o! r& ]6 E- |2 C"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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3 r# g# l: Z7 @3 fElsewhere 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.! ^" J3 T$ I# F7 S
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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.". G( a/ R% E: V: d3 b8 A
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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 W1 O ~1 M8 z- Z" Y g
5 N" R2 m& ? V# U* l2 i) \/ r( ^6 M; q- EAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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: p# I" o0 }4 V+ \+ K; _( z, e"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.", X- [' k) {6 Z+ r7 K
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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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6 u; K! X2 z1 u! o4 FThey 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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$ c- {2 x0 Z _& Q"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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$ T9 G4 W1 z, ~8 V8 n5 A( R oOfficials 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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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.* F( y5 ]* k4 A
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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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. U4 _" j# R' Z0 U& y) \6 f"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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2 ?; B7 f( Q7 {% W6 q) ]: @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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, B3 K3 D0 y- A% k5 |The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 8 \0 u' |. I& ^. k9 T
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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.
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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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% \+ R) ]6 n/ i9 A7 QBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 6 y z( Q+ N( B- ]) f) q
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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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"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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