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+ O; m) k, [: |! R) pthank you for the news, / H3 f7 N ?' R; S
i have some news from toronto too...
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- B5 K6 ?) M \ ^toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
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, H- t3 c. ]3 ~8 d0 nsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado4 ^ @$ `1 F# E. }1 E- |% z3 ]
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1 p3 W0 H9 N' a; w4 Jthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.7 O% I5 }1 [3 q* d4 }3 A' I
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" p: `1 w7 K' B7 tResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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. E. M" X# @0 ]# P' v- b( d% b! BTORONTO (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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% o# y: v. |( S" GThe 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.7 u- H4 N8 T+ ]# d, 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.# C- ~% W, N a/ V8 `/ f
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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."% G/ o5 U& ~- s+ Q8 j$ m9 U
9 O+ `. _: r H2 M( Y9 |# Y3 SA 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.) f: W6 j( Q$ W9 j9 l
9 S" M; [3 ~+ o* k3 [, K0 XElsewhere 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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4 m* E- G" O1 [3 Y8 \% z/ k& p"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."! i& u7 R6 [( O
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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.
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, ~$ ~* u. i6 `! L, ?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."
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0 `: z" K$ c! _ @" zFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.. H+ k& J: P. J5 h) w2 E: Y
$ @( h% i% O( Z7 v" i hThey 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., @ T F! ]) l* ^" m9 V/ n
* g6 z/ `" c+ p! M& Q5 W"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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: O% ? I8 q" X- L" s0 ]7 ]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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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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: {! h- }0 `: A" `+ VCoulson 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.5 R& n" Y& e# i4 R U8 ^3 _
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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." _/ v/ Q2 `3 _* k C
8 {! d' n9 Z* c2 M7 L9 GDue 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. % U+ I1 T; Q% n- m7 }6 D1 ^% D
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 8 P1 v( L# n" X7 M* T
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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. 3 U1 o7 P5 |* d$ D6 B: `
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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. % S9 K* V P! I U
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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4 w( }+ q" f" l9 U' `"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.
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