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2 N1 _+ E* \& pthank you for the news,
9 O0 C+ e! A; f. t* l* Ci have some news from toronto too...
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/ [4 y) e9 K* v, D) G% T+ ?9 u9 Utoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
0 K: s- q# `6 P$ F3 L1 u" lthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.& g+ [% T& _0 I
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+ R; H- _% I. y# f% Wsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.: V V" B$ w% R' i5 L
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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.* b9 g9 _7 [2 D& ^* b! D: x
0 x4 {9 S% D7 N+ Z5 X# `* |- [ oThe 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.: o6 ^" a$ a8 g( o6 U$ 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 h p5 q+ }# ^( C- ^
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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.: f2 s2 Z0 f! H# T
% \) Q5 c6 `" nElsewhere 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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% O: o( W+ T6 f2 R( k6 wOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.2 |6 B* \! m" k, L8 c
# J- h. m! `* N8 y. I0 g3 g* {9 C3 gAmidst 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."
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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.
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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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' N! ?9 @9 r4 `3 l4 j"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"; A2 z( C( W5 p& @4 X, b8 U! K/ g' G
* x0 s4 l! x o# OOfficials 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.* |2 W3 K( b4 n, ~, G0 z
( g( f$ F$ S4 P7 hCoulson 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.# Y8 m% N0 ?, \8 x+ `7 h
& T! H1 j0 j7 W7 p"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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" B9 B) Z0 n4 u5 Z4 RDue 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. " I8 F9 M1 ]2 I, v2 C
. w* `3 M$ P1 R3 V- x( h' C0 [, eThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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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.
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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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"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.6 i5 \2 g7 v4 |$ t- z& [# V
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