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7 k9 x' c' B+ Q) gthank you for the news,
6 ` O- |* ^& h9 r Hi have some news from toronto too...
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% s8 e/ _7 \8 E3 M" L3 Gtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
" L" u/ g1 n7 l/ {& I I' L2 Ythese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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5 r: `: ~. j, T; g, R2 N" hsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado$ L2 H; H, u, Q7 ] Y
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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; _0 \0 c# k. A# rResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ( B9 B! }# n' N8 a* F# D
by: PAUL CHOI
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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.
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0 ?3 y* ] g5 b" r( 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.
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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 l# m7 W4 G: Q8 ^"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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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.* D B3 f* C1 V- G# l4 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.) L8 H* T; ?, L7 U( L
6 j& ^; [& x$ g- 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.
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.$ Y( K( D6 J) W& o
* s5 O+ B( w6 R( o"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.4 b C/ v8 Z. o* ~3 B
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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.0 a$ [2 r* G* l W+ }3 T' G* N
3 R* \3 S- d9 I1 U5 m/ Z"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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" ]6 |$ ~3 y, UOfficials 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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' G: I, S/ L: o" g: S9 uCoulson 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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"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.9 l' n, t' s. c
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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. 8 C, V5 ?3 Y* D0 q' c- S6 ~" M
- N: e1 A: i! T6 \0 ~The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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& \) \, y/ G+ m7 `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.
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2 z( S8 A% \- [) y9 qDuring 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. % G N9 N% T) f$ p/ N( X1 A; K6 ]3 G
7 c0 E6 _# _$ rBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. * D \' b3 S3 d% I. I- m( x
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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. & Q, c* S L* M4 x! M: S% @
, H0 O) G& F' P: P: S6 j/ N9 v' ["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./ g2 }) Z2 k+ E. ]4 [
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