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thank you for the news,
6 v* M7 R* k, M' R. @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!!!.
' W r) F9 R l+ q" ~these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.: v1 L5 z# F" \% b: l4 S$ z
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado- K8 |. S1 z, b+ e
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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0 F6 d3 {+ g1 p- I: m( ?5 y( `& OTORONTO (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! I" N, X# [( N3 w
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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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5 P! Q5 v3 }6 r& z4 \; WIt 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.+ q% }; l q% ?6 s% v( k
9 P4 \2 X2 [4 g/ B- T"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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$ G% o& J& O4 C4 c1 q! J6 TA 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.0 V( @5 }1 Y; a! h
- }+ U, \# d1 a9 Z2 }+ [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.' Y1 H, @' L+ k- C5 | H- M
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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."
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7 e7 } K' i1 \% f$ W8 n7 o. ?# xOn 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."' f9 ]3 s6 q ?
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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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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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2 P) K; i L+ U1 I"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"3 P( H; u8 ]: Q# A0 @/ _0 H
1 a; _$ r6 O0 o; ^5 xOfficials 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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" s" E2 S! p7 i2 @- dAided 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.2 X" Y7 G6 _7 t/ Z
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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.9 Y) I$ T$ N y$ `5 O
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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% ]" j8 w3 Q3 k
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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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9 p2 l8 T8 M6 {' Q+ y4 K: a+ @The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ) E1 z5 j# G* t& ~' I" g/ I
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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. ! Q: T/ L2 n/ F& i. }5 t
( R6 I6 b1 ~4 S; v' l" y/ h1 z% U: `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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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 8 d" [4 I# ~' y8 i
9 ~8 c J6 O) ] }! R' |) ~"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. 5 l6 O" n5 S4 C; v+ q
# H( b8 o' ^: V, s- M" l"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.& m+ n8 u0 ]0 \$ \
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