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thank you for the news, 5 F8 o! A, N7 _/ b
i have some news from toronto too.../ a9 ^& c _4 k0 F2 H1 t0 m
5 w# f& {9 L3 P: ~1 wtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.- X# J& s) t! a+ {- d& z, }
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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6 H+ F, d: T& t' X2 Vthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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3 z% y' s* Z6 FResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado * J, ]: H- v# r
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.7 K [- d3 F0 |* |9 `5 U8 L; [
. k, j! y5 S: P. ?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.: r; m i/ W" q" s, t7 {
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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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8 k* C# L- n/ ]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.5 c |0 N8 O$ w9 H
- [, \; [! `. y& J7 k"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."8 _8 l. y6 A7 D+ h
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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.
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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."
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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. Z8 C$ G, [' M; y4 ~
- B+ Y" {" s5 W! a/ QThey 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.% |$ `" M/ i$ A. Q+ Y
- Q+ x! \+ K7 M% {* Q1 ?"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.
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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.* m ^8 c! B! X( A; g
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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.( [" n) N* g- S/ `* f6 ?' Q
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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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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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# [0 i2 P5 i& X; {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. , K) C( o0 |* {/ T. m5 B
6 h+ X% T W, t5 DDuring 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. + d4 x8 D5 d6 A9 H( N' }
) C3 O0 n' L2 V% j# [+ e* kBut 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. 4 j z* b/ Y( s* j
* g4 u1 R& Q7 ^* ]"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.9 }$ |6 w b& }& w, \" {1 O* @% [
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