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7 Z$ ~7 N! t9 K/ R7 Hthank you for the news, ; Y% c0 `2 G" G% [
i have some news from toronto too...2 U. l! A9 y3 j: b s
" C4 O& [9 o4 L( ^4 o5 Ntoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.; e/ V C% F4 R3 Q+ F! {- s
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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) S0 f: D2 b0 @9 v/ O8 g) othe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.- J6 Z: b5 G% a/ M3 p
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ' D( z% b5 z* V3 [( J) O; q
by: PAUL CHOI
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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.( l9 h3 r7 e5 C" Z
, B. d$ t: R+ `) k k" R" w. J! _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.- u p1 Z' a% D5 f* ~, ]+ P
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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.9 Q# @4 `, `8 O' a
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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.9 ~/ u( ^9 n$ v' h
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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.4 k# {, E, p( X- d7 |$ v% g
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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."2 X2 ]2 Q/ F; G' H" W' L' Q
3 Z- R1 `- F- u) B( ^; T& `% K( @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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/ p; I. ?* q1 EAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.2 }+ s6 D; c2 L5 h7 M. p5 `
/ i5 U8 ]: z+ j. l/ h4 Z"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."* o) B+ C* l Q2 ~7 m: X
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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./ F, e3 {- F) g8 z+ }5 E# Y
; B. h) `: D6 g) mThey 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.9 o$ _6 w) B+ C
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4 V S1 j* c0 c# v0 s8 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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% c3 U) F! ?4 Y8 C) fAided 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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6 `( F6 c/ a3 W7 \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.2 W3 a0 e1 `; `- F& j$ e
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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.
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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. / I" E1 W; w$ u! q" X; \
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' n6 i; d3 j+ D& ?1 VMeanwhile 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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9 _! c% e( }) }6 aDuring 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. . A' J8 z, f) ?* H1 ]
, U0 s" ~/ e( ~" gBut 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.
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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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