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; |1 s2 Y0 K9 k' w) [% }thank you for the news,
) T6 o4 {. P. O: l! D6 Yi have some news from toronto too...
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- m/ S/ q. U& J% a+ o% ttoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.5 ]. R9 z5 w6 y. w. [4 V: G$ x+ T
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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; r) q; I+ Y! j" ] O" N( Z& N% Ksouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage./ w5 c: g% }. ^+ d. J
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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; k2 u: b( K* M+ G5 X; FTORONTO (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.6 ?! H2 M' Z# \2 {9 Y
# I* K% `0 Q2 ~! Z0 D1 m+ `) xIt 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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2 r3 ~4 K* g7 \# e"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."4 {* M8 j" x. ?8 T
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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.$ a' w0 b8 ]- v9 L- D
2 S2 B. h) D. fElsewhere 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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"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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) u6 V- L) g5 K$ AOn 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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8 J( C2 ~2 t* l d5 QAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.7 z3 I, I9 f/ W0 F5 S$ W
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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."( t n- O+ ?% a% B6 g
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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.
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& j' }/ L; e7 h+ e) y, xThey 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.9 Z& G+ @! |, J$ [
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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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Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes./ V; ^% e1 S" _. N3 }7 g
& L. x- j" S3 A8 A6 S8 N8 AAided 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.$ \4 F) }+ @' ^( s/ D/ y: Y& P% X
* L, n1 ?% G$ P, \, }! |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.4 |- l( i v: u5 p
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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." Y3 `8 t5 M7 C* U2 ]6 _
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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. - C6 o, j9 B0 |! y$ Q& S* I. V
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 7 z* h5 n+ I1 ]' s$ ^/ _
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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. ( a8 p& e! z$ F& ^
0 D# m, K+ G" J% R3 K5 iDuring 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.
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