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7 o- s& v9 X. d. R- C! uthank you for the news,
% h' {- }5 Y7 c# J6 m) p6 V6 ii have some news from toronto too...
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" W4 j+ E& U0 e' Z# Z1 i% Q/ K) Ztoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
" x$ A; R# w8 ^% J4 J5 v Tthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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2 P/ V' J3 ?2 m# U% }$ p% |southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado8 G" i+ h: d/ i, A% ?0 [ S; O
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. _ P; W* Z7 A( y3 |8 Cthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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, s6 t# L h+ zResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado + }5 p& T9 z1 a+ n! a
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.
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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." `% S8 d) M$ n4 m* \. C# u5 [
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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.
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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.3 N$ }3 x9 g) a1 ~# R
" u6 |0 c: Q: l2 Z; x; C8 _ ^"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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% ~' l% K/ t. f' X$ ^4 qOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.$ s3 ~9 W; K% m5 C7 g/ a! L& S
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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."# E0 e9 \9 }, Z# L# 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.
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. s8 ] O s0 o' ?2 s+ @5 NThey 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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# Y. p- ~1 k0 [; ]"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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1 r. T" c2 H2 q3 GOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.: s6 n) _1 U$ L. ]3 [3 d
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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.$ w, M* @8 R# w) | m. w9 `8 G* C
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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.1 w4 _2 i* d8 f
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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. " B/ }4 \/ K5 W0 H4 q4 @( Z
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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5 V# ~+ L& B2 GMeanwhile 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. 1 g* g* R& U& F5 { o' N- ^
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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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3 F. s1 C' X3 [7 o, f" G"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. 0 B7 X/ E3 T: l5 }) f& }
3 i! {8 t6 H x# ]: j* Q1 t# R"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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