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thank you for the news,
: i C5 z9 D J3 [9 u' p: L+ |i have some news from toronto too...1 L5 F+ Q, b9 w' W: e5 x8 Q- Q
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.: c2 Z/ ]+ X8 Q; ?6 M1 A; C
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.; @# G( L$ w2 @
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; v9 h) T& h3 q: w, c# Y3 K% gsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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^% j% u4 y* |) r: d6 \the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.$ E% K9 F! C$ F. e/ ]
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9 b: ~& T: R4 P3 Q$ m$ {7 YResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado , V8 z6 F3 K1 x: w* W1 I4 I
by: PAUL CHOI
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8 V% j$ J3 P4 b/ I) }: {3 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.: y7 B, G, _# H" I; I' Z
H3 ~. l9 P# J/ T: v" G7 F* cThe 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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! N8 b1 ]9 K0 o$ Z" L$ hIt 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.$ }% s" m! Y7 z( {
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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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# X0 Y/ a3 Z+ a/ H9 U; Q' N- M. ~( }) kA 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.
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; {* t6 ^+ X: n7 n8 x, \& e$ V( X8 V0 oElsewhere 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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: z1 }) E$ Y- I1 s& y. g6 l4 s1 i"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."% Y) j [% v" Q7 n7 d- @
/ o e2 R! ? _On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.' V2 `4 ~- b* j" D3 n0 }3 k" A' b0 {
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Amidst 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."8 r. O5 g+ D: y$ u9 W( F, D
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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., D7 V1 e: b: b1 h4 c9 a9 }
3 Q9 q I5 r ^( |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?"
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. H" Y# s3 w3 i. o. N, X# j: o- }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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8 B0 g. R. T( \6 {# x5 q$ ? o) O2 [* ?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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1 f# ?* p/ X7 |* a% W9 lCoulson 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.# k$ a7 `5 U5 X* ~+ b, c
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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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: s0 ^7 P: F) k( g; f: TDue 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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0 }! T5 _( j6 O. _' X# u' DThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ! e( [% x7 L7 I3 X8 j( ] k9 C) k' q
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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. . R5 Y" c; i+ i' n T! }' N
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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. 7 J H2 m/ Z# e" R# g# V% F0 q
7 g8 [+ F& W; uBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ! H7 ^! o! a8 [' G, T- @& z8 D
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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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