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E8 F8 B% y1 u, }* E& l8 x0 Kthank you for the news, 3 d* H! z) T/ {; x j
i have some news from toronto too...% U/ S. e `* s% l6 F
9 `5 z) q& u# s" \ n# ytoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
* }+ M( B' N) e- F3 j# {$ l" othese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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0 ~0 p E+ L9 i' osouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado o2 S. e( ]/ i4 h
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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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7 A" u9 S% \* v$ T s0 i2 e5 `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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# A8 |2 I( q0 t7 H+ |# s" k* d2 vThe 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.3 N3 V' a- U0 g, Z' A* a( u
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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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1 ^& ~' g( S: |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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`/ x& T( v8 p: X8 XElsewhere 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.- T9 l) Z8 r" l9 R) ?0 O
. s, H1 ? }- O! E- O- N' i"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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$ s9 _4 G, @3 @- N. m2 S; G& lOn 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.' N2 ]0 E* x. l1 w" d6 D1 U
- r* V! _' D; s% X"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."4 ^% ]7 A! N3 D
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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.- `/ Q h/ z' E G
# c% n, @$ t5 lThey 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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' r1 w8 r6 l. Z+ C% e I"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"1 N$ M( m. r8 v' C, {$ ~- B8 C
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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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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." m+ c* w$ R% l1 ?9 Q' s) b
4 o- J0 h! E% s# Y( k: o$ a ?1 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.* x4 v! Z8 k: N& s" o
0 J9 x, K, g# K D"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.$ e+ k: A+ g5 ^8 T6 p, f
. j' }% ^' H6 O2 P. ?* 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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* h0 R7 J6 {% v" X+ w' D1 rThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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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. ; s" ~" s. l- K8 d
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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. # `% r9 X# v. L" N
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. , H n! V$ L/ q* B J
i+ }/ B9 ^9 z: b8 b$ y9 x- K2 Z"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. 4 T3 M z' |9 w- O$ R
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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." ^" f, z5 a6 d! S/ U
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