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thank you for the news, 3 i- f& C5 x7 |/ m! s' X
i have some news from toronto too...( m' \& L$ c; C: @
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.! Z6 l, b; }7 B$ T& e( K' b
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.' i y, u8 k5 J( c' R
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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1 F/ K3 q# r7 [, m- Wsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado4 {: _7 v/ V$ Y. O, W+ J
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2 b' s" Y3 S4 k- [3 X7 | tthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.5 f! v7 {( z' } t9 Q
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/ F& C+ f9 g, u* DResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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& u( D: {; R, G) O3 H3 Y# KTORONTO (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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* `; U: s' a# r% N( rThe 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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% l& d1 k, G/ G2 p9 ZIt 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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) p1 M. s+ \# T0 ]& dA 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.% E/ y) b/ a6 [ c; ^" c2 `
" k- l9 d6 _8 M+ u8 mElsewhere 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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; p) m( l4 \4 R( P- 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."- Y2 e- N7 e* I$ m8 `8 O+ i' s1 z
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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.+ a5 @+ l& m; x; V. M4 C5 x& i
3 d4 A! Y- E" v- H$ H6 oAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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. l) u- N# r- p7 s"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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c$ D f0 { gFergus 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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' _8 O1 D; M) N: K4 sThey 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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, ]7 M% j: A' [6 X# V"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"( _9 B* x# L; F/ j8 S
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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.
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* w7 t- Q! _1 N! w/ xAided 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.$ \! X0 N( y1 R. ^) u8 Z ^( }
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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.
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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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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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0 G# Q% s* i) z& N) b" OMeanwhile 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. - W% H3 n9 A A7 q6 F; g2 o
9 P. o [8 H) i: W, ZDuring 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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"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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