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0 J0 |, |: O6 F. Cthank you for the news,
" n0 x+ |$ T+ C5 o5 bi have some news from toronto too...6 w! u4 M [# v
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado6 o' H' g7 p1 V9 |/ F
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+ F' \/ p9 K7 x% ~the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.. Z) w4 e% H/ ? k/ R2 K
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 5 E2 Q% X# s7 r6 g Q
by: PAUL CHOI ! [' c0 b; k$ z. K3 M1 z! C+ v
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1 w3 M+ w, F8 p/ ]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.6 z3 ]0 c+ K9 H5 f6 X
$ J5 ~$ T, E. X3 b/ _1 XThe 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.' r& B, X# r- r. @- [
( _! f( Z5 v+ \; g, }7 {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.* }7 K6 c6 |$ |: z. W( N Y
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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."0 b g' g, a1 J6 T" p0 I1 z _+ a
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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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" A# g% s' p7 J7 G9 C& ?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.
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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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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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9 z* D9 E1 x5 }6 oAmidst 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.$ d% ?- a3 e( A" ] E
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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.* h: E, i- ^, r0 o+ X
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"7 [7 T6 k; B0 h8 n {/ z1 D
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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.# x. n! |& E2 U" D" G2 ^& |
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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.8 J h4 k0 r1 _. }8 M
, R/ M% L. \6 w: z& G0 ]9 PCoulson 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.2 }5 }: E/ _: C, J7 S/ A; l
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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.% U. o: I L; R; ]& ]7 r
# E A9 x# O" FDue 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. 2 A/ k3 h$ d4 J9 K8 `
) ]" d7 Q: \! W; |: ]The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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: h# ?: t/ u% WMeanwhile 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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) S1 r, A# a9 _( w8 RDuring 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. ( t+ t2 I3 k- F1 `
( C( }' u, H6 ?7 PBut 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. ; M$ Q9 y& @: Q, Z5 m. S% B
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"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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