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2 D2 n: Y# e% R1 h; Z) Vthank you for the news, 5 u" K% P1 ^ E0 _
i have some news from toronto too...% |3 B3 c8 f, d) Z! _- K
: ` H% a9 r% Utoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.7 d2 w s/ w! i& N L- g
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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( P# E7 f; z" A1 Q7 n1 ?" vsouthwestern 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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) C" z% F6 H( L! Z: c' eTORONTO (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.9 c. | B4 z4 a& S, i
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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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& K: J: t# ?4 l$ M" i/ |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.; \. e0 }1 b" w6 Y4 B7 Y. J
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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." I& i8 w1 J! y
$ ^2 e R# E/ b! y4 ?6 B" n8 AA 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.% M1 r. S0 y0 [/ u
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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.
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; R4 L. C" x+ U- a2 F"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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- m2 ?0 c; N& o4 z' `On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.3 p( l" d' G" [+ l8 `+ ^' j3 ]
, S! L% J# K) b1 ]0 eAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.% N) o: B8 }( P( X
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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.": P. X, V# M- I: _/ J$ B
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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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4 {# ^2 Z1 \( `, N d& N/ JThey 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.0 m3 _4 X6 N; t, ?9 r3 n
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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.- A. E- i4 y3 h1 C8 D
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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.+ E+ l: @# p, q! v" s' p3 u
3 ~# U* y& b# k) {* ?9 \- hCoulson 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.. o" K) T9 w. H1 l0 ?& U
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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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; ^: K/ L' e; jDue 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. " a9 ]4 o! M1 u) N& R$ i0 D1 e, h q
# R$ v( P1 e1 U! o6 o+ HThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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, I& _5 U, l- U qMeanwhile 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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1 y6 J: g- W5 C. `, I% JDuring 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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$ }; N* h% ^3 f" |But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 4 @8 {6 q4 z: R% Y1 ^% V: q8 ^
: p" _) p& d) V8 Y' e( t/ h: T% T"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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