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thank you for the news, % c, Z3 U( y: A+ z! m' y0 d
i have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
# |# Y2 A& t: R+ P% H0 o8 \$ Gthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado/ R" p6 o9 L. T7 X; T: h7 U9 X! m
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; w6 n6 L! W4 s0 `' l# e. }- wthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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! i" w0 n% R9 |7 E1 N( c4 _* ^2 gResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado / B! P+ E: |5 G, |( P
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.0 l! M2 v# n, ]! X: Y9 ?
# `# }: c: K* R6 [8 p7 u, v j1 yIt 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.& h' E9 k5 F' b' x
% M& r6 Z& V; D G; _- h"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."* [0 G; Y2 [/ V
' R" L9 ]$ }& j4 cA 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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# _0 ~3 E$ @/ j$ p, iElsewhere 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.8 c% R/ A7 W; t: ^5 A& o
8 u2 z) p% G' M) i' i5 o8 I"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.# N* n9 R9 I- A6 p4 u. Z# O
2 V7 ^, n1 ]; ?8 NAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.0 m! q& |5 Z, U6 i1 E$ D
t3 H4 g# j+ C) Z: [8 k2 G"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.+ t1 u2 Q2 L# y% P/ y* C
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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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; m4 `, g7 }, f1 c! o8 j6 ]"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"0 j( c. ^- m& d* \! o4 ?( V( f( Z
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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.0 q" q: ~0 t; ?/ @+ _' O
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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.
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" n, O( C1 |- rCoulson 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.% G% n0 P# ?7 X: @
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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.& V% Q2 B& x" O' J+ ]
3 T; `& Z8 ^- a( u3 [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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5 j, [; Z: q8 {: h* AThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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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.
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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 h" D2 m+ _9 _
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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. 3 q8 w$ \4 c, I' W8 L+ j9 N, P
( u6 \8 m3 ^+ w; X1 L" Q"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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