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thank you for the news,
* F4 `: Z4 i4 z' B7 |5 W: bi have some news from toronto too...3 ^, v# N" ^% V7 Y5 L
5 Y( q' C2 F% i- b) Ctoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
& ]+ [# V! }9 Uthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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6 O9 L, o1 d* _1 l3 usouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado/ i/ t+ {& R! S$ T! X
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' p7 X3 ~% f- c& ]$ k8 w" Othe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage., k& L$ g3 j. F: M4 `
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ) l0 V+ w. y8 n& C% C
by: PAUL CHOI
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TORONTO (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.: n7 X& x! r' v1 V' D; w3 i2 E7 E
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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.& R+ W- P. |# P
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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."3 q; p+ F" I5 M1 W: j8 c
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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.
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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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5 |. ]: v, v8 {7 Z$ T; s! y* t"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.") M! J0 n5 s7 x3 T% j5 O {: h
, [2 D7 G+ Y# }% M( sOn 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.
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" v; V7 v. T# _' {"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.") ^+ F; u! y; i% V q" C7 ~
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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.3 _5 S d" J$ C3 W- d
, t2 b* c, b# x) V3 u- hThey 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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1 g0 ~) o7 c6 U3 E6 x"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.9 _# g, s; W, }; j7 N8 ~6 [
; ^$ K* R) N D, a$ m# sAided 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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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.) u. t" ^! u6 F! \$ |8 R$ @. T: a
7 @- _; W0 L4 E3 e8 e" ]! u"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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Due 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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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 1 f: {" p+ v {$ ^/ w6 C
6 M; g6 T* [; P8 O6 zMeanwhile 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 M9 L3 p4 L6 DDuring 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. ! A9 Z+ _0 Q2 B/ \3 |! l
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2 o# m$ O2 @8 ]! |4 f) e"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.3 r2 ]) X2 ~- ?( T/ d: {6 z: I9 {- g
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