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thank you for the news,
4 O. ?9 z* ~( j' ~9 s, m) o# vi have some news from toronto too...7 c; ]" P7 z6 r# u9 @ d& y* h
! Q7 V; q/ R6 v, jtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
: j. ~' e7 t# c. j* K' Lthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday., d$ B: I( [% }
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado! \ v1 [7 C3 ]& @8 `
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.4 E, _( s* a* H! p
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
4 R8 _; h7 A! |& @7 o0 d) Iby: 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.$ e% \7 x9 E+ g& U$ n5 L- T, [
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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.
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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."
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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.) v- ?4 J6 P& s
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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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"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."" F. T5 R. W. K0 m, l6 @* w
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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.
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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."
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2 d1 B8 f! c* q6 P! ?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.% W E7 s1 k/ p% I8 @8 E: \
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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.2 h) W+ R3 y% }% @! w! @* g+ i H
7 J# `6 ?& k" y"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.
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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.& _1 K& V u/ a$ m
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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.
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* { ] W6 t1 n"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.& H, ?7 v [7 ]* j
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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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- ]; t1 z# @0 g5 l7 j0 @& k% [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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) j1 F9 w5 U9 U M2 d# x! FDuring 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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"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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+ `1 x" B! h. q: L"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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