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thank you for the news, 1 u; m; k" U* }5 g1 |: K, i/ O, ] y
i have some news from toronto too...: d4 E- ?3 B6 o" ~3 b
; j. x' _) ]! qtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
( ~* _' b; ~% ]- p% |4 zthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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+ }# c( V; ?5 m1 g: e9 nsouthwestern 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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. X3 V$ ]/ M: e3 S) J0 zTORONTO (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.7 ~; _ P+ x3 @, @( r; p
6 I, R- _+ _% x+ h$ iThe 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.; _2 G; p/ [# Y. a- W
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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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1 ?. P6 i( t g1 ["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."! ]' x- M. X+ Z( a+ w( f
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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.) O% O& q/ D: l+ Q% {8 C1 \
; H" T/ v- [; T. d7 qElsewhere 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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"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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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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! [1 w: O# L* MAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.; q( D" K0 @% c- ?0 n- h& h, A
/ f3 |1 X4 D% h9 ]"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.7 C0 B, s% O% n) m2 x9 O" {
% w; o6 r t/ e% ?! nThey 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./ a' y" g, ~. D5 q3 r
) h% c& q2 Y8 f! Z) m1 t"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." d1 ~" y$ t, e' ?2 q7 I6 i2 J
- G9 J; R1 j5 J Y: V/ oAided 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.' ?- I' E. {& N; Q
3 ~" b7 m5 z0 M a. tCoulson 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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9 V8 ~+ q5 H; Z5 sDue 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. ! f9 _4 u5 h' m" n5 \6 [
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. * [1 B4 s! H5 ]/ h8 e$ f$ A
# d5 K! M+ M1 m* L( EMeanwhile 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. b9 ^( q ^2 U3 c. ~: s# f- E K6 N
4 \# V+ J, K8 _& V( \( J3 pDuring 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. " I4 a; k' Q# p% o- F
: g: {% Z5 @3 N) ^' a! x0 WBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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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.* l# B7 f8 w$ ^9 M9 E
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