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thank you for the news, + ~& I6 B$ f! r, K- ^
i have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.( `0 E9 V9 Z( n/ V; H
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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; Y0 R1 W/ y# \southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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/ l5 r; z: V4 Pthe 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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5 X* n% U% P+ S& J, v. c# JTORONTO (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.
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( b4 c! C( T' U8 u( R7 gThe 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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7 m7 Z& {3 o4 K/ pIt 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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"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. L3 j5 s! Y. ?1 g( t/ x* s& A: ~+ i
) S7 }: r2 U; k* T: iA 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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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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) t. I/ V ?/ E"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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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.3 m* C. }2 k$ g& k: w3 W7 O/ o5 l
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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."7 L# P3 W7 b& y& F" z2 U3 I
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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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9 j7 G' ?0 \. ~7 \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.0 g! g" T1 @) w/ P; ?4 p
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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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: ]) @: N3 h) M* ?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.$ v7 P: o3 e: A% V8 s. f% n' b
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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.: }* ?2 l1 Y* {, A( K4 h, ?
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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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$ Q7 m* j7 N6 d, 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.
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1 M; W" e% Y$ O; SThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. & Y+ J% y! w% [4 p& y# {- I" M: T/ I
1 N! X5 E+ _9 Y0 C* HMeanwhile 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. $ I6 ?+ `( B& s8 t. D5 }9 t
0 e7 u. ?; i1 U4 k8 eDuring 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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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 3 j; x; ~% h4 k! B4 ^
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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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% u7 r1 \6 U3 R& q/ d- n"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.2 O$ W: O- N$ P: N: Q
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