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thank you for the news, " W+ `+ a2 F6 ^+ d( ]# ` J2 ] g* N
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!!!.
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3 L% i, ]0 E- v7 Xsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado6 } \% {4 p p( H
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.% e3 E* s& g& ]5 _
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+ y9 o+ S2 ?5 v, n/ mResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado & o) K. w7 h) s0 q( V& c, ^- I
by: PAUL CHOI
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6 |2 }, w$ _/ e. q. S+ YTORONTO (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.# l. x2 F% X: d( s5 f
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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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"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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8 o+ s% a, L' PA 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.2 P. z7 \' B L" r0 y
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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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5 f8 e2 v" ]5 d; J"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.
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.2 h% k( T$ }) {% K" G
& ?8 Q' ^. P' m"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."* n, M. a* ~8 y& j; Z
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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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9 |/ @8 b9 F, jThey 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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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"# T2 \6 n' ]: N) N8 h
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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.! M0 f# p: j" {, m1 d
( L7 e! b9 ~( I. P3 N- L: s3 B) tAided 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.
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* K( v# R9 R8 S' @"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.4 r% V; h% s5 a+ u/ x3 c
- }. s w) B: Y) l Y7 z lDue 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. * o& M3 r0 V8 C1 [9 q, U
3 i9 h" c3 ` K' ~3 c, qThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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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. ! q* j a* t- @" r7 R6 Q* b
( S( `5 y+ R) p3 {5 ODuring 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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6 I. u: v% D6 x( M% ^1 OBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. " S+ d2 A; b ^$ t
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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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