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4 j, v. k- }9 g/ x5 ]8 q$ Sthank you for the news, , Q" F' M9 d2 p }3 i. Q
i have some news from toronto too.... N& U4 e" B C
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.. |5 E8 Z2 X3 ~. V- g6 K$ M
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado/ d* } j# H' ~1 P$ S
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+ Y6 k% F. O! s9 q* p! n* |the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage." A) Q* L0 _* l; t+ w. i/ m$ u
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 0 _% c5 V @% r% p# m$ k
by: PAUL CHOI
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; [: v/ R' h4 Q% E2 J8 JTORONTO (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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5 e# A5 e( X5 C& E# DThe 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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, c, R( C: a. }0 A) ^9 TIt 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."; ~% e) e$ m2 }2 s( O8 g
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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., S( w6 }8 o& E8 z |/ f* C) D
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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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"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.7 A& `, J( i$ n* ?
. I- e2 x8 C8 w, |( H- J# bAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.! J! d, Z$ g) U( B. m. e2 B$ }1 I
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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. @4 u4 Y9 b. _, o5 U9 P( x
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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.) O) `3 J( V2 n
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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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6 ]- U, w# i# U; x1 `& d"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?", W7 G- ^5 }" A3 u. N
. C( X8 ^( b% p/ n( IOfficials 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.9 y7 q; I$ B: R$ V7 L3 [# Y
9 p1 G( ]6 ~% O7 V. Q: n' [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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6 t+ m( |' t1 K/ I) |: F"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# x+ i ^! c; j& g0 U
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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. 1 n+ h. ^$ N2 O0 A$ T$ x; A8 M
6 P$ f: d1 b/ V" ~" R AThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. M" E/ T0 N- q- {0 c0 |
1 H- h: P% o/ p9 _$ u* w# r1 @ e5 V# c8 HMeanwhile 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. " ~* n F) g- m u5 E
0 k4 E! |1 H# k2 m4 gDuring 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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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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! r2 Q, f: x2 X5 V( g"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.5 I- a9 l4 T' Q3 k% p# J
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