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N, `/ U" F, e% Othank you for the news,
7 X& d& [+ g. k' Gi have some news from toronto too...9 w8 q. }% e$ }1 q9 ]/ W
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
: i( w* B+ e3 _8 z3 p! Kthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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+ a t g( b& p, u: Fthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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; Z) T# b8 ?$ k- [: [: nResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 9 L+ p7 i, G) m3 t7 U. k
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! x/ Y! s" Z5 _6 ATORONTO (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.0 U0 O0 {8 e' C* O3 J
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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.& z+ g0 L8 ~, F+ X- m
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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.") [4 Z" P; [0 o, y4 ~
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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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5 W4 B$ g) W/ BElsewhere 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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"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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& w$ @" a8 q) V1 l* Z; {0 F1 i' _' POn 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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0 ?: N5 k F) }' y6 m8 v1 IAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.6 I0 h J: Q' ~' J3 G
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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* T: t& E; ?0 u- l2 _) F
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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.7 x5 R& W) Q4 R4 q- C0 R
9 w. @& a& G/ j) \3 n% b3 h$ B" {- vThey 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?"4 B9 T, E0 b2 O9 {
1 W. Q- T6 a9 g. S" AOfficials 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.
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, O4 j( t. E) }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.6 j) ?$ Y- [( P; `. y
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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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: y' i( X U9 o) q4 uThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 1 a/ W ^$ J0 J2 @# r* X
; C3 p1 u( v; L0 E: \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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( R" |% a% H) s3 g8 } uDuring 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. ! g* ^( G5 v1 \: J: d* g. X8 w$ U
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ' Q) F6 u e3 y" k# j
9 c3 G* t, S x4 F+ |"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. 6 i+ U% K' J3 |& p! A2 s
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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.: ^2 p; g3 `- m; m2 ]5 w/ c1 T
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