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thank you for the news, * X. A* h! A- G1 I7 w' K0 W
i have some news from toronto too... G; P. |' R) U' ?$ d
2 D1 I% o$ K: B, v, J$ Storonto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.) d {$ j7 h6 v$ P+ I, d. t
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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! G7 C: T! A( |/ k- }southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado+ C3 I ?. k. f! d# W' ]# J1 E/ u% k
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# E( Q- z6 z k9 h# Ithe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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: V p \& Y/ n: D0 dResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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! G2 U7 J, N1 t* ~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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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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% j5 P/ O& B. ]7 N. ~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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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." N3 P1 B1 k5 j
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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.. x# X& I* J# E4 m4 x
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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."4 d1 u. S6 j! n$ _4 |
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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.
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7 l1 O! V1 T( Z1 _- z# Y, H"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.
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( E# _1 b( g2 a, T+ U6 ~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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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"- S% P% u; a/ q6 \! |9 h7 R
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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.8 G" S8 B3 ^7 d; [7 S. q, D
, L+ {) q+ Y7 Y2 T, e7 z: DAided 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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"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 E% d. s3 i( R. A) r2 _
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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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$ t" U% f8 W) h S Y* S9 K6 vThe 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. % H8 b! P. G/ M1 k% v* M3 M+ p; Q
" i+ K& Z: }5 {9 j& e/ FDuring 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. 4 N$ ] V- }, Q& ^/ m! B3 K
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. . x! o( v6 m, Q+ B4 W" s
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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. , U3 v* U# L, p$ Z0 M
1 @1 Q( E5 l( G2 ?"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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