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thank you for the news, ! e- ^5 y- h; ~$ j: n2 u2 G& |
i have some news from toronto too...
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, k: e2 ?% D2 }8 w/ V5 \0 ltoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.+ C+ W9 y* R' \; s3 o& J$ O
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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0 F+ Y. ]4 V9 C( M2 z, f3 ^4 Zsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado2 k$ v4 `, J/ 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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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 B6 r8 h0 Q* H9 G1 w) _
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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.
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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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) m- p' M4 @# e- W+ G& dA 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.9 }- W2 n& H8 C( _; A
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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.3 [2 O9 @/ r1 A' n" q
; F+ c( A9 U/ V8 _4 K& ^8 A, x"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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# E4 {9 }; X) ]2 b2 V( FOn 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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: f& d7 p# T3 l8 o% O" W* Y7 N; E5 ZAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.' y* I R, p% U n) `
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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.$ |. S5 Q% M. _& F
: x, y1 L+ o& I: }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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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?". X& V- _) A4 s$ V4 X8 \
/ |. ~1 U* k% v7 G4 Y. b/ ?Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes./ k8 Y& x0 w5 N0 Z
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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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- W3 o9 W6 [: oCoulson 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.
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Y: ` z+ A; E6 d( l9 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.
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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. - L! H, I+ E `9 l T# J2 h/ c
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; a! H/ n2 y% ?+ d/ jMeanwhile 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. ' M) i( w! ^2 K
" |( \# H% z0 W# ?5 T% bDuring 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. : g& f2 `" ?+ ?2 C5 K3 i
- U% C: U; t" {' _$ G% [. A, s) CBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. : r/ l& n4 G+ t9 r* L/ ^2 x) X
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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. - l J) A1 W0 h6 w* {- s* x
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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.* [+ j9 w1 o6 j4 F! h! G
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