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3 ?1 {+ F7 M( {/ R2 Ithank you for the news,
. q+ X, U' Z4 hi have some news from toronto too...
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" P& s5 w# s2 P7 }* l3 d ftoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.: k, j8 ~: R4 C
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado2 b$ k# Z2 L2 x
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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 ; H% s3 S: c6 ~$ X5 u% M! U
by: PAUL CHOI
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3 ]; l+ n; k* p* H4 P1 kTORONTO (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.+ c3 z1 t5 z$ G! K U3 j
( Y6 Q) y$ d: z& z! q0 Q( cThe 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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, [3 Y2 a, r: a7 I2 {7 M& g& mIt 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.5 A I4 I# M. z9 X+ h0 T
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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."8 Z- u8 M1 r+ @2 G t
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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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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.2 j+ f- |/ x0 r; a* A2 d/ I) l% N9 _
9 l( w% ]& n/ ?"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."4 x4 W) J, r% h5 j" e; A1 `
K$ h# J) Y" dOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.- V4 r. S, P( E* m' |- n" j6 N
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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' ]( o* H2 v$ L( f; o"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."4 y5 E' P; q; G
5 Q) x @. i- C; G0 tFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.* e9 D5 v5 R" Q! v# a) F0 C
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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.2 a9 F% m2 q' z Z3 N Q
& z8 f& N# y! e* e- T! L"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"" X& X6 I C( w6 F$ |
) l' x1 o7 V! J" z. WOfficials 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.2 F# D$ Y) y5 o) u) S9 `
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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.2 f! l: a6 o0 ^8 A& U/ C. b' J% h+ M
) R, l/ v$ u) z+ `$ B, @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. 1 ^. k. \1 r' W3 b2 V, d1 \; x
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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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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. P- Z6 {, }7 XDuring 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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; k- r6 g) J2 S$ _: E& M6 tBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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4 Z8 f- T" r% T+ L4 q- L"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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% R; [( t8 g; P C# d- f"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.) f- M8 ]4 a1 I% @2 [6 C9 W
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