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4 l& X$ a* B4 b, lthank you for the news, / q* t+ P6 B1 |( o
i have some news from toronto too...
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( V \( N1 o$ s. u# p* M" Mtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.8 D. _" Y+ k# C3 u+ T' O M
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado8 y! V2 _, m# Q
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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 % a) Q4 E) K7 {3 {3 E$ ~
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.1 h' `% R; o6 S% V( `4 |8 {
5 j+ t4 d- K1 q& ]" BThe 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.
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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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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.9 R/ v# B4 @/ E0 {% j* w* V7 f/ I
. t' s1 B) J. O) \6 I0 `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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" L0 ?$ b$ p9 u6 U"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."+ g5 ^! Z Y+ {, C3 t
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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.$ b9 j2 L6 o |- s* m' a9 `
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.& R0 l# q% g$ G2 x
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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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/ E/ d6 a5 E6 ^3 i# g6 KFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.3 N, d/ ?3 T/ {- Z$ A
) D# W' v) t) F" T Y6 JThey 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.2 N% U1 |1 S" z0 A
. {; n" M: N- x! w9 D"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"- u6 p; w5 t7 l5 Q# i7 K8 W7 {
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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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. P" c) M* {* HAided 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.5 j1 J' h, ~6 C$ Y' K/ X3 h6 Y
9 e; M7 @. h2 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.0 v: z% y2 f% i) o
- E) ]. H& g% ^# q"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./ C3 v, V' u2 r+ V" Y" A& r4 C
, |- A! d2 |6 Y% }5 B. `4 QDue 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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/ u5 K; N& ~) d$ WThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 8 J6 h; Y4 x0 _! A
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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. ; | }, @3 a. M) N) u/ B* V
0 u: d) v5 ~$ B4 H4 fDuring 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. 0 K- [1 q# u8 m; L, j) q I
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. * e; r. [8 y1 C. Q& l7 b9 X
. w. t9 L$ X) J8 g" D"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. " o V: ^9 x w2 ]0 V1 L' v
/ Z4 V* {) a* M s" z: v"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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