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thank you for the news, 3 p% ^2 c/ e# I$ J, T
i have some news from toronto too...9 h+ K" F/ J' E |" s/ Q
) D( J. R0 @" a; Atoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
$ }- Q4 c6 R# x" ^these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.! W1 j- }' _" d( @
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# ?( B' M8 B7 B7 ^/ bsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado1 ?/ h7 d; a `9 c4 e# G
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9 J% d4 Q6 B" n8 w, ithe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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" m' X( P/ A/ H D6 k" k" DResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 2 K2 X, P3 _5 J+ d' l
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.4 [+ p9 e7 j9 J) ~+ s7 }; u
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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.* p9 q* s4 X) S. P1 \: I2 y4 r9 l
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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.: G) W& Y: @4 K0 F
; t. s4 U, d% Y1 D& `4 @8 U5 X"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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6 O8 G5 y8 w. j0 v7 d) PA 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." N; J3 B0 X7 y0 ]* x* i
. f0 S1 X* L; Z9 C! D8 }1 lElsewhere 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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9 p& _& c2 g# n" z; i5 L0 D"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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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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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.2 }- \6 e" u" j3 x; {) o
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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."1 K" T; q4 F( R/ N- O6 B
: d3 E2 C" e) k( {$ J- yFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window./ E6 \7 c* _( l5 [( L+ g
, X- N$ ~/ S3 [ U0 h C, r: w6 OThey 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?"8 ?; \$ S8 [5 T4 b1 }
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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.) J3 @5 a, C8 Q, }( u
4 {& a3 e' m7 b4 yAided 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./ T$ `5 S) l; ^. ?/ e1 o
& n4 Z, q8 {& zCoulson 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 s, [* P+ P9 m: ?1 t2 l3 r
6 R# o( ?% S# N& e5 H: B% {"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." J9 f0 x8 E' r! n X; f- k& y
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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. K& I# K: n, D, s
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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. 9 v ^! P" ?2 @8 B" }& L
# l$ N; g$ v' s+ K0 @1 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. / x" ~2 X3 H% s7 K" u8 o3 i+ W
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. * i! w( A4 ^- M' e4 k
* [' D, u( e, N! f' J! 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.
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K: \: b# H. f2 R5 a/ t"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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