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9 Y) k2 @ ]1 Jthank you for the news,
5 x! V. w' F7 t8 V- mi have some news from toronto too... D& ?! u+ Y# H
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
/ [4 y. P' Y$ E/ t+ ?these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado1 R! V$ H, L& }3 V
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( D* b( R6 e/ j+ ?) vthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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* T2 F0 o; Z$ r6 r9 r9 Y) I& DResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 6 w. i* {" |' G, f" V9 A5 {
by: PAUL CHOI
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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.8 N" B" h; @ n$ \4 G9 Z
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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./ r2 t# t# U6 u+ `* X6 K; _7 m
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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.+ [7 B/ r5 G- N- u/ O3 U4 |
: y0 _. d$ N' X" }% t"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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% F' G% {" @# j: H, [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.( _- X# C" L8 p0 f: F
0 G" Q0 k$ k& F1 _3 T. V. I/ X* t"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. z- N7 F/ x3 F0 B% ]% u
7 K, ^/ ?7 b* H( ~/ t7 o1 wAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.1 W+ s$ {0 P Z' w
$ {: Z: y4 }1 M2 N"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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2 J+ A6 A4 h4 lFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.; S2 M% u" N+ J( h9 K( L
1 R6 e! G2 M( v7 c7 Y3 ^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.6 F# H; ^' M( Q7 G1 Z) o
0 W* \( W8 v* @5 H! G, a$ t"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.& K4 Z) S( e; T1 i
2 o; K$ ]3 \; u! ^9 a: wAided 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.
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0 s& ]% W& j* N0 D$ j+ K: F& ZDue 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. 7 F" D% Q X l) U! u }
% Z9 ?9 e, X5 j4 l4 x/ j- P) o) ?The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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. k0 l8 I6 J: |4 `% GMeanwhile 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. 2 n3 q/ h5 D* n. l
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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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' @- n) {) ~$ A2 p3 r5 l- CBut 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.
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* ^) ]/ a* \# s4 W' b1 W- y3 L2 ]"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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