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+ ]* H1 r ] H' p: C% x6 Kthank you for the news,
3 O+ i' M" O; o0 g. Q0 ei have some news from toronto too...! H) [9 I( m: h. ^& y
1 t; J# h" t: P/ n% Otoronto 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 tornado# k/ L. |$ Y1 O; A: c
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3 K# J1 k8 t, g- @5 ^( P0 @the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.* j% D' d7 G( W2 B/ q: B$ f3 J( J
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# V2 J+ Q! z5 X/ r7 m- F8 \Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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0 h& x! I# D& I& x! UTORONTO (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.& R* N. ~& r" \
5 s* Y K9 y! m$ U! h( P) }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.( G( }0 S1 a) H$ m% Z/ N8 P
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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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4 {3 i' K+ f0 T3 b0 mA 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.5 k7 \) ]7 v; C0 y @9 m" R* p
2 O% f. a. t9 b7 K1 KElsewhere 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.: w# u x) f- ?; u2 p" p
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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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/ v& Q! k) d5 i o% x) zOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.9 q6 i/ e; ~- f1 j" u
+ M+ @! P/ K Z6 p6 l' D/ ~5 YAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.( e& `! b! F) T2 H+ Q- v
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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.3 [$ H2 M: R9 a" I2 R
+ {' V4 U I6 ^3 b# l0 t$ x4 oThey 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?"& h; h2 p3 n3 x1 U3 a i1 O
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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.
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+ m2 s9 A) I' C! Q% w/ h0 o$ xCoulson 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.) W+ R2 n; b, X3 W j' m. S' R* `" y; e
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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.
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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. ' k" F( p; w) M2 `5 j
5 q# U7 V( N& Q6 o% H7 MThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 1 T# L* `* Q8 k
7 S7 p5 x& ?/ e4 [) hMeanwhile 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. - B. C2 h) m# X- P
) a @4 e2 [( G; }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.
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But 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.
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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.' H4 ]4 d* \3 W8 T' R2 Y# E5 S/ X
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