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thank you for the news, 6 x7 U6 T' c: p
i have some news from toronto too...6 w, p7 M Z) g% `. p% r% S- t* Y
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!., N* Y M3 y N% s$ z
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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. n& k6 u! G4 X' [3 @southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado7 {4 h; \2 G1 b
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage., B$ r3 K+ {; ]+ F( g" I
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& S0 m7 B; u1 ?5 A7 Y0 KResidents 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., X+ P( g) d0 ~. i7 K% W6 c* E
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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 j. I/ N& Q7 `8 X
" \0 ]5 W( d3 E% Y0 J; q# oIt 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.! J: ]' E8 a& y$ f7 t' ^' w
1 j' \9 N* m( r+ ]5 G1 T"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."% R# J$ \* I, z
0 _4 y' ^! @! ?( b, @' IA 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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: @2 } L6 [ }7 d2 MElsewhere 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. \. e6 ^" D* A4 t, Q: 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.": H3 a" w# Q6 t$ |6 Q! E* ~
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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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7 ?4 g* _0 W$ u( P+ lAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.4 Z# a) U& {- h
, o8 ^5 c7 ~6 E; k8 X0 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."
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& G( z, H' M) r. n9 K7 {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.
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( e+ }2 m' x0 U! m4 q, W9 z( l! Z+ w0 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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5 P e/ x. l6 ]% g3 V"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?", `* }' h9 i) f: ~# c, {; @
% B* _ w. }6 @, s+ \) J9 |Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.6 B w; X% M3 R& k5 X7 i$ h9 o# w
. a" E% v( r0 {1 W0 ?# pAided 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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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.
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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.6 p9 Q0 E8 W4 U k
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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. 5 j. O( t, k9 M( {* V
7 A3 w8 e$ C0 j9 I- C& ^The 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.
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% z, J& Z' q z2 PDuring 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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) v0 \3 }8 L4 E7 e% \3 m8 ]But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 8 c4 w9 {4 Q8 Z; M$ D; D
" S: R. F' f4 v: X8 {: i; s"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. 5 }% p$ I0 |% k) H; ^
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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.
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