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$ p& ~/ D8 T* j" G' O( Q6 p) a& zthank you for the news,
+ U# Q5 L, C# z* s9 H0 e& t" \' {) zi have some news from toronto too...+ q# D9 b s; @8 ?8 z& s- m
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
; V, m- r9 d- o% Y n& @these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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8 ]# u1 I2 ?2 ~9 Tsouthwestern 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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- z9 K7 b* ~; k3 H1 [ V. G, s5 {8 VTORONTO (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.) M# |. P, G0 n ~9 \
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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.% f4 V$ z ^0 I& r
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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.% n& B( i% s" S* \; \- u1 [
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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."0 [& }0 E( f- H0 Q3 x& X
, s H/ |+ X) ^& ^/ E y/ x: qA 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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! }" u6 p t: p- p, {! kElsewhere 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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' i: z3 B' T. E2 e0 K0 G: 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."' l1 _! R) t/ v+ [0 ~+ I P, E
( ^4 S2 x9 |) kOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.! Z5 x+ D, ]; i# b5 b" b
6 s i) N `+ n6 L, CAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.- w, q2 q- v6 }
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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- R! A4 v& T& u4 }$ S
8 S$ w- T5 b' M* JFergus 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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& T6 D0 e: A7 U0 b* }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?"/ x: M! O3 c& @' Z+ o# [' m
, ?* n9 `, ^1 X; P5 l: H! tOfficials 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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, ?' I6 ^* ?& N% \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., a9 p. c1 P4 U- k3 N4 @
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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.) V2 }1 z; ^ x% U+ C0 j, c3 D! V0 z
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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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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. , f( L" y( Q. N, h: F3 q
1 B8 ~& L9 k& W1 b0 W9 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. 3 D! J9 a+ F0 M* V) n/ N$ K& G' K
8 r: y U" k+ w8 S& n/ ]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. ; m7 D" i6 o6 F% n% B
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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4 e f* F. q# M1 d' w4 S! {" {& W"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. , S$ Y+ V: S7 N7 v4 W
$ i' j- x1 N$ R0 a. R"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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