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/ k6 Y U) O R, a" P' u6 wthank you for the news, ! R. t2 W8 L* u% W, A8 x% h
i have some news from toronto too...
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" Z6 p) b- a5 u9 V' b. L5 Q$ V& U4 E$ y; ftoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.) q; d6 }; ~! W* h# S
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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3 \+ j3 s5 G5 Lsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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N1 `- S ?+ D* Mthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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4 V, _: y/ \$ Q" C% JResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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; d# P' O% f; f! \9 fTORONTO (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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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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+ e) r6 a( E8 _4 W) {% q"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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" W4 o# v) |/ R9 b# u: u2 c: MA 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.4 | Y+ h' A& P M
( d) |8 }* w! W3 L; z% \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.! Z5 K; c& |2 v- w+ J+ Z7 e; H$ w+ G
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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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1 f, p* Y; M, w& a& f0 vOn 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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( _# J0 ?' G" eAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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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."7 M& `, D% Z& G4 H
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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.0 y- _- ]* K1 N
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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.
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2 ?/ C& K! f o, D1 _"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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) [- b- R5 q1 J1 Z3 zOfficials 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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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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5 O/ m! {4 k5 H& c2 A"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. 2 d: C% \/ Z, _% `6 \2 o3 ?
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! q; _; g8 z; ZMeanwhile 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. 9 y. Z- b( l5 k$ m
) i* d; f; R! L; 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.
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4 H1 D* \! p2 p# p! k"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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