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: s d0 N7 a) @, \thank you for the news,
8 w! N$ B) g+ Y1 w' H3 @* bi have some news from toronto too...) j( s9 x: m- d" i2 }* g$ x
" g: c' K( _+ F% Otoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
, U" r* B- z4 S9 u5 g, g/ ]+ Qthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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5 g, M2 p5 E1 ?( _southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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# L" i2 S! U- \ _+ O- h2 N- Gthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage., o! y1 C& c, u0 {- F' u3 v
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4 y0 Y+ O% ^; R% U7 v6 C- w+ {Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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: J# j# p' q. Y% ITORONTO (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.! y. R2 S# B3 p7 w. V( ~
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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.! u8 W: {( A' r" T0 V! I
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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."1 [+ t, I7 Z3 s2 \$ I
3 X6 j* X0 j9 S+ E6 u; w$ rA 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.6 u' h `! {$ n8 r* V l
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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."+ ]+ A# j3 Q$ N! S9 y* P% |
* h7 k6 z2 d- W- \& g4 e1 fOn 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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/ b$ N0 t. y5 I$ GAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.% U O" y9 I) \% p6 J' J
; l; P' i# l* U* {5 f2 v8 r"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."; |: ~# @, \7 T" P% c$ B
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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." `0 @8 W4 L6 o; R1 w1 n. }; _
4 n" x% D" p/ C, b, TThey 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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% u3 c6 D! V, L, v' p"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"4 _) \8 @/ D% {5 B* g' ~/ ?4 q6 N
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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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; V( W" B( w. a0 C6 }$ @* S0 SAided 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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7 C S; _5 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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"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.* k Q9 U3 K8 Z" Q3 q a
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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. 4 g ^3 Y, R* d
6 l s7 u+ X8 K& RThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 8 W+ K9 j/ q1 \% c
$ m/ } x/ D2 W3 a/ @, K9 eMeanwhile 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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|3 C- s# M: s! g& u; z! Y; XDuring 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. + Y8 q5 Q; r7 d( k
V( k u$ N: o5 tBut 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. , g+ K2 D' ?' X8 M9 v
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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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