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thank you for the news,
: e2 z) [' p: ^) _ B) M Fi have some news from toronto too...6 @/ `' Z2 ?# ?/ R, |8 x P
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
- m8 j4 y& n" v% A, I' ?$ Cthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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5 G0 p% y4 W k6 f+ P( P4 \8 _" ]5 hsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado* A) d$ h- k7 Q
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.6 J/ Q) Y6 }& o& |) t
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado / q; L8 @" V4 S7 H! v2 A6 b8 ~
by: PAUL CHOI 5 n* p( y0 T& }# h/ Y2 {; j. w
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$ U' P* A1 q; q3 z! M6 a) ^) rTORONTO (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.: t M4 h+ G; ^$ N F* J* A
# N4 S3 R' H( O# f u2 h9 Z3 d$ tThe 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.) p$ b) G/ E0 A J! Q. e5 }
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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.
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. H% Z' P1 E5 [, y"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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`# `& S, e- g6 T, ~' ~/ uA 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.0 u( R( t# |6 s) c
. \( T; J8 U# I% ^+ E$ `4 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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' M0 |% X4 S( c7 J0 ]) g1 f"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."2 u) F* L6 z' ]( w9 R/ \; o7 G
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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.% b; p' i8 @/ B
: t) _# h2 E. m {+ D# e; aAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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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.$ L( B: n8 \0 H! z
1 k @ w6 Q2 V0 W- rThey 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.6 v: A5 A/ j, Q. W- K# T% L
6 n2 ~- L0 ~9 E"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.
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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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7 G: t) d( R0 D8 _0 g# ~* Y5 J! K8 _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. A7 x$ u8 B+ E5 U, M
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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.* B& G8 H N8 J/ e
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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. , Y4 I4 j* l# L$ }
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 3 B) H- ^) E8 f9 }6 z' S) G! W
. c# H/ y# p' x+ f* k) SMeanwhile 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. % @# n4 R: q: h e9 j, ~7 x$ W
' q2 D. n3 W1 I5 Y: N' J& KDuring 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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, L4 j% N n5 T9 G"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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