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thank you for the news,
; t& \; L3 j, q/ d! f; p/ r P, ^i have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
9 i$ l. F9 x1 J, J3 sthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.; s) H# ^. P+ \8 Z+ o, i/ \
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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: l; G0 x* e2 Jthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. o) p( d; _' l( d# @
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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$ e4 |2 D" C0 n L! k8 X ATORONTO (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.# Z, ^. T6 M+ W0 j, d- B
+ ?. ^# T1 \+ s' i7 e% EThe 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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- @9 R# y2 j; c. A8 ] ~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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' k0 n4 s% R( j+ }1 {7 F, eA 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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# Y! s' ?, P, SElsewhere 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.
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; J n6 _% C7 _" y h"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."9 J% ^ ?. X f" X& d
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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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3 ~! G9 E( G$ h4 V+ k- TAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.! K3 Y! @9 y% J( O. o" `
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"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."( y0 [8 \1 @2 c1 D" d+ o) F: C
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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 @" r! R4 x8 p5 c
: d. @# J. Q% U# T, w7 NThey 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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; U# z; ?* q6 z! b"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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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.
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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.9 e4 f- g. ]6 [8 u, H: i# Z
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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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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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0 Q2 C/ U. T; x5 P& B7 t' eMeanwhile 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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$ J4 n1 t4 ^0 {7 Q% i( eBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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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. + f& q( z% u; Y8 l
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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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