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thank you for the news,
8 Q c( a8 }/ k5 R2 y+ U; T( I Oi have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.+ L- l6 ~' E; {! E$ [/ ?
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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' K9 g2 Y d/ r3 dsouthwestern 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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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado , e* x7 n' S6 I. F
by: PAUL CHOI
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2 U) a/ H* f7 O. S' x/ uTORONTO (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., A u! T! J/ ?3 N6 |6 b6 r
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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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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. ], @9 {+ e: m! O9 T% J2 P% ^
3 O* @. `% X8 I3 E$ d0 E# Z2 LElsewhere 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.- Z2 l M* U* ]3 y; ^3 w
! y9 _+ ]. Q4 [6 r3 _% F9 i"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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' p9 K' _( q% l* }: ?6 x# B1 qAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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& f- g, q! d' R* g"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.3 ~! B2 y# m1 k, I0 \$ D/ W
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They 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.# U& E/ L& ^& D
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0 J/ F/ T1 t8 T0 ^) UOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.) v' B: T4 S& ?/ m
' }) G( [# B# R& E) S; y9 R* 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.' d2 d3 E0 t5 F$ ?1 g+ w& 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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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. " H4 k. A6 N4 ~" G6 d
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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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"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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5 V1 j5 d6 ~$ 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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