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2 N: ` w) }2 ^thank you for the news,
4 r- E `0 l* A bi have some news from toronto too...2 q4 k' A* v% j1 ]2 U
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
! j4 K8 T. d0 p8 V, Lthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado) a: y) O+ ~, e: b5 X
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% y: c! h& e( s$ ^$ s) Ethe 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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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.: y3 W& r, O1 @6 z
' C2 z7 C8 y0 o& `; g2 W- ^1 jThe 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.6 G* Q$ {0 I4 a" _* C
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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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"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.3 c8 k! H: {) I. E
* V( \: C# M |# ^! F) r ?. G! MElsewhere 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.; y2 K2 {/ b& f) W
, A; H( O/ Q; h# T) f' _. k6 r1 S/ `"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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1 j: n9 ~+ _: ^! H2 U |On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.- U6 e% t& t; n5 k
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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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."; R& {3 L" [& I% {& r, g7 `/ A6 m
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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.# m% r6 W0 B4 o( O
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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?"8 q% B2 Q! }6 E# V' g9 X
. _7 I& a( Z+ H2 q5 k& D6 XOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.5 E3 L8 W7 B. X" c+ e1 o
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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.3 d; x- H+ q; _' i8 d
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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. ~7 b$ y {1 I- R t+ o4 ^( a
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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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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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$ f" m% z( g) [7 z. ?, kThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ( O, }2 a. U$ g
Q. H: S2 E1 v# m( }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. ( v. @) K! R6 N9 F4 f- z* Q
, P! |# v: g% k2 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.
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