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6 P* W2 i) H# j1 W, ythank you for the news, % s; R) l4 p! X3 v/ X) f7 ~& K
i have some news from toronto too..." b5 n: r! u) Q6 k, s& C! G) B
+ |; K) c8 s/ a; H, p7 }toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
9 \( g8 g6 ~! R/ J( G/ bthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.9 n# A5 m3 R4 P; ~ x) |5 s" C2 B
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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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
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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.# P" b) n) h" v" ]1 C. ?! o0 G/ O
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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."! q K/ ^( o- s4 b; I
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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.
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4 _) Q, C. r8 N% O" f( [7 O- W7 DElsewhere 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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! C; y( E: K- J8 F; H; U( ~/ v9 U8 R"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."1 h$ A' }' S- m8 I8 S0 j! c; X4 B/ C1 H
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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.. i! g) u% m: Y+ V5 E
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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."& N/ h! z* Y6 Z% n1 O+ [ V( k
$ Z1 n. F6 f1 ?8 K' [9 VFergus 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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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." C i+ Z4 h8 }
" l, K) x/ I' y. v$ V"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.5 _2 m, d/ p4 W4 W! C% m8 {6 O
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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., Q8 d0 e f X& _1 t n
1 u& K$ M9 {9 v7 a( v- c) ?$ Z: RCoulson 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.$ p# ^: x0 j3 l- |* C
9 ~, b* x3 M0 M# Z9 h9 V! E8 J"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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7 Q0 i4 ]: s5 {% `- UDue 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. ! [3 f4 E7 a# K$ I/ @) M
4 C; {# Q, [; T, z/ GThe 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. * B4 q2 ^4 @; g, ~- f
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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. " x# J* U& U! B9 t" d( 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.6 v& Z {2 k+ x% _
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