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: I2 y# |4 f: S- \+ H0 r$ l4 j6 Qthank you for the news, + D& e- ?+ [2 A" b8 h
i have some news from toronto too...9 w# A* I8 x( _* j
- M, p% q/ Q7 T7 y$ q9 ctoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!." w% Z P J$ ^ x
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado2 @" [! K# p& R0 R
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.! A. e7 X; ?8 ^4 ?( H% j
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7 V, C6 ^1 W( m( LResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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% K) r2 [+ |* a( v) w# W" fTORONTO (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.! c& R# }8 f0 c- q% n( d# Z
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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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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.% l# k" x( R( s t8 e9 q3 _
0 f0 T/ i1 C. `; M6 }# ^"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.$ }7 D" z6 `! r9 x3 r% _/ }- b- p
2 u5 F2 `- R2 W" n! |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.8 G7 q, n4 Z! ^5 C4 Y9 C' F
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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."8 z c5 v+ O, L/ k8 Q1 P
/ _) a4 Y$ I: BOn 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.$ h2 [& i1 U* s2 f( T
; U) l7 O& J/ p) R' |/ N: C' \7 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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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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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.3 U. B) ~% O$ `+ C) g
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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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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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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.& c# x* u7 }9 O8 o0 X7 R% u
8 \8 Y: d* j* m% r3 iCoulson 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.7 Q7 |$ ^8 n/ a. D: \
% c5 V- t0 o3 }, o. v1 y"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.3 z% I3 B J% O& s# `
7 c: s4 K3 ~) o, \( @5 n% dDue 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. , x8 M% w( s7 r( |7 x% }
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. * H' l6 \# ?$ ` o% 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.
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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. [' x( c2 u( e, m$ j# v
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. / @+ A I5 u) O: K0 A9 Z J
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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. - A1 Z. p/ i" O$ D( E. z: Z6 u
! s3 u: Z) X1 W- V _$ ?"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./ N8 C/ B* L5 A. t$ D7 }5 ` S
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