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, n+ e0 B* ~4 e, rthank you for the news, % p% W; Y( R0 h; U, l' F( u
i have some news from toronto too...: Q+ S2 W: g1 p7 n5 W8 ?
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.8 Y" _( ^$ _/ Y' Z
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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2 X9 O+ J7 {$ N# t* F5 l1 }southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado. T) H7 E( |0 ^
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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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; e; I8 K$ y1 @6 m" HTORONTO (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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; i6 I0 O6 p$ t' Q) o3 B0 k1 {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.; W9 R; f+ L1 D3 Y" Q! D* m
2 k! }# c0 T* BIt 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."9 U; O/ o/ d& A; X
5 @ X" Q% ?2 u/ O9 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.& r. B) C) B. }2 f) F2 C
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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.
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7 h' K9 G/ E$ ~! x! a- {"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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( ^2 }1 y7 U3 a M9 KOn 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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+ u% \0 E# f4 C8 r3 [Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.( V$ S% L! S# Q1 T9 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."+ x! z5 t1 b! x/ p$ `7 k$ s& I7 R
, x1 N* i% G2 `; bFergus 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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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.1 O+ N9 D4 J0 Y8 o/ b- u
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"" ~! D/ A Q. N: K" w4 `2 Q* a! k$ K
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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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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.1 R+ t' ?( E8 ]7 h9 H
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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.
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7 s6 e: p+ |; @The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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7 Y# T, C- |* f7 q+ d" uMeanwhile 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.
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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.* M2 y/ o9 d. Y! }( f) N( c0 A+ E
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