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, u- a- n, _/ ?' O+ l- q$ athank you for the news,
: q* U6 N: M1 s+ hi have some news from toronto too...) Z& Y5 K8 P" D3 x) w2 p# f% Z
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.) _! G# ]- _8 p7 h7 m4 Z0 U
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.+ _8 V; _$ I1 P( Q- x8 L% ]3 |' n1 J! L3 Y
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado9 F& Y& x/ E F; G+ Y# b6 ?3 ?
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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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, G* h% A: }6 L) u$ ]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.& Z8 o1 K: ?0 t' |4 T; V9 T
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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.
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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.; {4 E; }" e4 C$ v
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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.": x; p) r. k7 y: C5 F
8 P' [; N' w, ~- YA 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.3 A N; ]8 Y# O/ K) r9 `; t5 ~
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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.3 K# p/ V2 b H$ m0 b- ]
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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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1 h' e1 R0 X* b! H$ Z$ ]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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) `2 {& ?$ g5 q2 eAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.0 P! D: X% x5 i7 |5 F6 Q
. i4 k/ S4 D. l: h"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' I$ y B: x; W! |! M8 U" WFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window." V0 }; y$ D3 \; G7 F( n! J" ?
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They 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?"
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$ c- f8 G# ?1 o- A1 uOfficials 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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, y" M) m+ \8 S+ O5 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.0 V! T6 u5 N1 k: E+ u4 _3 D
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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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( W9 H% J+ C% s8 D) T& g$ o5 e"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." P& P1 }/ T/ z4 Q* X
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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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1 y$ Z0 g' M* F; @7 YThe 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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2 H( Z4 D* j& X& E( i- d* 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. ( ?0 ?7 d3 V z i6 N( G/ t/ y
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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, e/ d$ u/ D' H"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.
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