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0 T- h+ d- c1 W' r6 N, m5 mthank you for the news, - a: v3 N. x+ e7 |3 W7 @
i have some news from toronto too...& b: N4 W% q' K! A
( x) q7 K1 y2 u8 c8 R ?1 y. storonto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
2 x4 L' r; X5 g) M7 ~these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.+ d% A6 y9 o- S4 V2 V
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado; o; y" r: K6 [3 S: i- @
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.% V: x0 k' }6 i
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado / Y( P+ q& M4 n) X' {
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2 ]- G0 j) z) ZTORONTO (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., a) j) @6 w. ?4 o
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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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' n2 b s- X ^" n! @: bIt 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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"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.( W* l4 W& \7 Z
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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.6 P) y" Y5 \! j
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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."7 {5 i& o: p% t5 d
# V. N0 u8 n! K O9 h( T& _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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& j. i, m9 A4 ?1 b- l! l' Q. dAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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: \( b5 @# P9 k. ^ E"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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; P' \ g& \- S7 R( C9 OFergus 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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"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.$ ^: Z o- h7 R( A7 K
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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.$ }0 n. e8 H, q7 l$ \6 m
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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.
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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.
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, u% H3 B1 l' YThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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% I$ k! q- i1 ^# R! Y" d# WMeanwhile 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. 8 D' Q0 d B3 L
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. * {; w4 |. u S( K
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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. & X# S. q) r6 o0 h
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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.1 q, m& L& v3 O# Q8 P( `+ p
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