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thank you for the news, }' J' o( ~% w. e9 E7 ]% R
i have some news from toronto too...9 e& Y% c" P2 P
) z/ U2 h) `9 Z. O. H$ Wtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.! m3 J, i/ s, v
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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9 O' U+ u) }; c3 v) asouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.( O/ B/ Z( }4 s5 `- Y% Z1 ? Z3 D. A
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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.$ _1 s$ D4 s) U; L/ h2 O1 O# N
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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.- W: R3 h* R0 [) r
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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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% Z) S, P7 |' S4 g5 n1 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."$ i L3 K- L8 z5 O* S' c
, L6 k( k. K' T& I4 O# o% X' ^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." |: i: M" d8 x; i* O
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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.
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. ]6 x5 R/ ]/ R3 v* u! G4 C0 K# W"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."+ |! s; }0 q1 \" g- B1 [; ^6 Z; u
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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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/ o' {7 l6 N& \7 l: {# L7 L* BAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.7 b1 r* \5 s. u# A7 J4 R/ W
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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."9 H( j S. m; Q- o3 R
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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.5 l4 }, H1 y$ o; S+ z5 ~
+ P( g! r c! I. U* 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.- u& c4 M8 R! I1 V) e
: H/ i" \( X: J% |' D; Z"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?", r+ y6 \/ P' U" ?- q( N/ ~9 K
. g7 @6 H2 f3 E: p! J$ BOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.0 y6 x- J7 Y& k( N6 J; M1 W
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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.% M' ]- u& i4 [/ x$ v+ v( W
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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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$ Z* G% E# _' e4 h7 ~: s8 d"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.0 g' G2 A+ Q% P0 [
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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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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. & r9 A) o5 h2 K2 `6 C, x/ V1 ]8 J
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ! R; Y3 v) S; l5 r/ Z" y
9 J1 I) i+ `! |2 a"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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