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" g4 J, Y M! _" gthank you for the news,
# ?$ w7 R$ I, o# |i have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
2 p5 V+ {" @" C* ^. mthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado) V4 D; J' o# E$ n( R8 e p
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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 6 b" M9 @$ Y. r* R. n
by: PAUL CHOI
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' g; h Y4 l" \1 U oTORONTO (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.. U1 K8 b' g! }+ [! {- u
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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.
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2 A* G) Z2 a' X% p& h"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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/ Y9 U: Z) o. X( \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.0 j- C$ q+ f2 L, {% Y
4 y" |# T% a7 o+ V! _( g( V+ pElsewhere 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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& K* Q/ x& k, g0 a4 n. SOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.; k8 P% f D4 ^/ n
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.1 |7 e' Z. D4 y3 r& Y
1 h3 J* a {% O# Z"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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& E) x3 ]! ~* q& hFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.8 ?, s; n/ u" m
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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.9 e& _. B' O2 j6 O% ~6 j( i
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"! S" i# B. b. T2 ^5 K$ B" T
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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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& Y( I6 r2 U! h, P. [2 BAided 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.' L. W/ z% q# u0 f5 E$ a( v& J
2 l4 @2 f/ L" M- @/ t2 ?: dCoulson 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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" c; D+ C' d! W& L; _"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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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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8 p, `2 t$ d' M6 y8 ~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. / B1 s$ y A Q$ I
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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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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. . _ W$ ^; f: k) F2 v7 k3 n
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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. 1 B7 {8 G! g# k% `5 K% L! S
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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.8 A5 }- i; p8 l. x @+ m0 F7 x
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