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3 l# I& I! M: }5 vthank you for the news,
3 l/ [5 @* M" D9 d- Z* s9 Ci have some news from toronto too...1 k) z- V( O) E; o5 s! H
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
1 V# x( D5 R, T+ m/ b; M% q. T' I& cthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.! F, t- p0 F! T& Q. N! X. ^
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# n; a) b& A' g. K6 a' N1 Nsouthwestern 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
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7 ^: _3 P, n( R; D/ Z' j0 CTORONTO (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.
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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.7 m4 N) J( L' P8 d& W& l: X
1 f e0 k3 ~5 Q! `- kIt 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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3 R! N( |, y7 a6 _* x. N* s& U"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.' e4 c! n( f6 z! k
$ G& N) k) v5 HElsewhere 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.1 k' X2 c, }9 W" `1 \3 j8 d% t
. E+ ~4 Q/ Y& q, v3 f"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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5 \: L4 v0 y5 O! V" B: bOn 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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; ]2 l6 E$ Y: S7 d* [Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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7 q' a6 s9 H# ["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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[1 w3 N. I4 ^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.8 d$ V8 }( e# }5 f* n' |/ L6 Z
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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.
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"" q- Y C" X8 ^7 N' I; x4 \
4 ^! o3 H6 B( i3 L( s OOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.) P6 m: `6 E& V$ d) i) [
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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. u' d' n3 C& J9 s9 u) g; k
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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.( A- I# b0 @4 q: v& L
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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. 2 D$ H* H6 Z6 w0 t. ^, d! b" ]
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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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7 n3 ^ T$ J4 A0 V* }. @9 TDuring 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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- V+ U( t0 @) rBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 1 d, {0 D' N: b$ e e: G) X" R# [
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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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