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/ u- K% r# B1 n$ ?; Lthank you for the news, ) b( T! q: |+ M3 L; c( g: l
i have some news from toronto too.../ ~& w U/ v, J2 H
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.* q2 {0 r- }2 e x0 S
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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9 ^- _8 A" E r+ `3 ^6 {' y2 P l. \southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado6 e# P! G" Z4 N: R, K9 a
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. x6 g- l5 G6 w) X
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' t- e' q7 o% F' S4 x O' R& m! ^5 {Residents 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.5 ^, n' | E( x* |
) B$ }7 n* |. Y# \2 UThe 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.
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5 d4 v A6 P }"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."/ y* n! z% A5 u7 }1 |
1 H% d: ~* Q" g4 s. ?' C0 r6 DA 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./ X+ E5 x' P# g# ?+ V# q9 r
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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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% D/ ~( a {& q"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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On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.4 V1 a/ q5 q) T
/ Y/ S0 @1 F6 f2 y2 l: l5 v/ [Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.$ M1 r5 M3 _% x, W) o6 t* H
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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."( ~ K# y/ q Y) r- }/ B) ?, I: P& X
T/ v. `$ T) s& ^6 \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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# |" z0 z9 |# D- G, ^2 t0 vThey 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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* w* w2 J& K+ N' G+ f) a' c: z. R; @"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"8 b7 T7 w) f$ o, H# w
! [" \, w- t1 ^% k& k0 g2 M# s- S1 ?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.4 W5 F/ d5 T1 G; G
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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./ Q, }. S/ C) E! Y5 q( J; a
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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. % T2 r/ i. M) z- v0 Y6 h
2 Q( d% l, Q2 j Y- J) f6 TThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 9 X- Y" J" n/ j; z. R' \& [
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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. ! N* I/ a O! A b6 V+ E: N
2 x/ T. k: k1 p; i# |5 DDuring 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. 3 U5 N0 F/ O4 H% S; C: J4 k9 D
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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% f( C; B7 E+ W" s2 V# |"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.2 @4 j8 j E7 v0 j! H
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