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thank you for the news, 6 `5 G- c/ z1 I) U
i have some news from toronto too...9 _7 m% Y5 q, q$ n; H9 C% E O; O
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.( Y' W' n! ]8 J4 P8 I1 v7 S/ S4 I
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.; r# c7 `& X5 A* K! o( z
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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.
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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.
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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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Z$ i, `( E* ]6 ?, e% d& L"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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* S6 r1 M% }( K r- R% t6 [, qA 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.4 f6 }7 T8 v5 F; B, t) D4 B: M3 h
2 t( u% p$ B5 W L& Y+ L& AElsewhere 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."- d! R6 F! C8 @# j1 j
, d0 Y: U) @( m" \& @* n1 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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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.9 Y8 D. C# y& s4 T2 ^
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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.") \" s/ ^! C* W7 M5 [+ v
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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.% ]2 E; e8 _- D7 G* I
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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.% I% } G+ w2 |8 ^( ]( z, [3 L, q
4 o1 j& s/ i9 h# |2 F7 ]"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.! T) o$ c. Q9 Z
2 S/ l# q+ ~6 j( D) m: B2 pAided 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.& y# i' J. a9 u4 j
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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.! ]# M( E/ s/ ?9 c: V, M ^
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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. ^7 a5 q% X) V/ p9 [/ e6 ^
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7 [$ \9 H$ n9 L+ C, nThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ) U0 C2 s1 O/ g0 x" S
3 _' m: W( o: D" OMeanwhile 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. . u/ e5 I% c- k3 }% A* ^
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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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w$ F) R0 L9 i' n4 X( H; C& y5 C, jBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ) N7 J* T' V* a; x( N
1 R/ p' ^* f B+ O( ^; s"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. 6 Q$ {1 C9 o6 W4 r
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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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