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. v7 z' a- O$ Qthank you for the news, ' ~# l9 W+ V- Z0 N
i have some news from toronto too...
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9 t2 g8 ]; t+ | f5 ?toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.0 O. ~; ]8 J) Q6 c
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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* @1 k: t6 u! o5 Psouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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1 k. B% H" J6 d. _5 g. H7 {the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage., h/ H+ r* r2 `: {
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2 x( |% D" x& j7 V* i% O6 {Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado . l2 n9 w" z% Q9 m! p% S% G
by: PAUL CHOI
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+ \$ e% U5 e: J+ c+ F0 Y) S' K$ A1 JTORONTO (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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- v- u$ E8 }1 n4 @2 R& f. r/ H, ZThe 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.' m2 b6 b8 e5 q+ v! Y& c9 R
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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.. Y8 ]5 P2 ~) U; B! u
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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 d" v6 Z5 W9 V" g" G
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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.+ V+ X% D+ H9 |0 \2 o4 |6 S
, _) }5 O3 p! m6 a/ N4 j"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."/ d* ~+ c% J* D- ]
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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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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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0 c+ ^6 r9 l" H( t"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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3 N( f' o8 W: g6 Q6 [9 n2 {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.- L; R) V; O \) j: R% s0 A
! m' ~) F# B: T& g! d9 yThey 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?"+ c2 H' F: w4 I# O2 n
. q% L& G/ p4 l* v* ?Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.4 @: u4 K) @0 h: U' h. T
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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.# ~" y4 D1 L7 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.9 q. j: B: o3 v" l
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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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+ A: M* V% p* P8 j: AThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 1 u* r6 z: D9 d8 S3 k
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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. " z; x* E0 G% I# m/ B0 d
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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- R/ @$ q3 A1 Z5 j) e"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. $ ~9 t! K* }# k4 D2 e, r: a m
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