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$ z: F2 i* ~& J4 z2 tthank you for the news,
' ]/ ~9 [/ b& t0 b( Q+ ji have some news from toronto too...
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" T( u7 u( i) F! h J- ttoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.4 \3 N p1 J+ [
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.7 j6 X: f; T# k- y' q& w2 g
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( d- J4 a) }) }* e0 e# O& jsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado3 U9 I9 c& N$ \
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.6 w8 G% I7 b0 p+ c" P
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6 D' Y) D# x( |9 ^* n6 BResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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( [1 M7 B `5 p+ t. K) GTORONTO (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." r# Y2 J- C+ Y0 u; W- X
) L/ E& I z4 h Q" c4 z9 P8 F. ^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.4 M8 V* W/ J% t+ C
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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.2 m) G6 o# p. E
: W9 ~' L* ` e) \ o7 i6 p" C, T. b"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.. f* v7 k5 p `
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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.4 K0 T1 S2 Y; _6 X5 O/ i
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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."6 c* l* U2 O/ g
( [4 p' }0 \* o/ N2 HOn 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.3 b, T' u" ]- W
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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."# k$ w- i3 y. x( k$ R
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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.. F$ k: G, V E- G: q @, k8 |
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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./ f( v0 B9 ~3 Q9 z4 e! x8 I
; ]3 S( M. w- l8 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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* q: r' w, N+ e: sOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.& E& G, h0 O3 V O. E
( m1 I! P4 i- L4 zAided 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.8 A7 x( s n! j
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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.) N. L, O) [2 a+ ^& g
) d1 F o3 T: W' r3 Y; u"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.- w. d2 `0 ^' [1 R4 k5 w
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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. $ C H( _: t8 U6 Z0 r( @. y A
; N- t. V" e. s9 F; u8 L% xThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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( a) q6 K1 l+ @( uMeanwhile 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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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. 1 [( O+ C. J1 t, j7 N5 [
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. + Q q* g; \) s3 X$ 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. $ t* S* \+ `2 q$ x0 I8 y# s
+ w, J; d0 e+ |4 g2 l"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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