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" e; o: c4 R7 T1 o( athank you for the news, 7 N7 ?9 I+ J( w4 R8 ]: y+ @
i have some news from toronto too...1 ~- z% {2 z+ R
, i* N7 Q) B! a0 d. ~3 H, ?" J6 T Mtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
3 N9 p8 j0 z9 e0 K! cthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.$ _, E' P; D) U
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1 {' d. U. U7 [$ d. X2 K7 F4 Z4 rsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado% e5 w/ i: F1 t; [7 T9 p8 E
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0 ?$ D' N# u" t3 K8 v! `* ]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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! W9 K$ S% U1 F/ D( X5 yTORONTO (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.. P {0 w2 r" d7 f( L. h
4 P1 }$ G1 A* Z: x) n6 J- fIt 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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6 ?' V' F% z( i2 B2 Q"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.0 C0 u0 l, a9 u; ]! E8 r, K; b8 q1 e
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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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# H2 L) S# \" y- {"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 B; W. X" j$ I0 j+ t
$ P2 u" s; K- D/ E, t' i4 wAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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0 ~9 ~: G) c. ?' T' O! d+ i3 p"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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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./ u% [' b% {. V4 b7 U9 K
9 c5 G9 z) A! t3 FThey 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?"
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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.
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4 e# n* l- b! I, [" \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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, f* C$ O+ ?3 o7 ~6 b/ rCoulson 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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& c, j% o4 u4 g& `' C, u1 k5 Z"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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) J" H3 C+ }) G6 v" [1 X1 \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. 4 w0 G; g& C# I6 p% Z6 Y
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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. # w/ B% F! a# K; P! f% P: i
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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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But 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. 1 ^/ l& N& @% n. ]5 U7 ?
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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." F# p$ B# j; M' K. o, \; Z F
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