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/ d- E0 \9 { u# b% Xthank you for the news, % H! R2 g1 [" m+ `! l" ^
i have some news from toronto too...( `- H3 G7 c/ \9 X# `( H
+ ?( D( h8 K* T: H, Ltoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
7 b& D* i1 g5 B. Q* O/ o" j! L2 U5 _these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.9 F/ j, |0 q9 I- M' t9 O" F2 R
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5 r/ w3 z2 L5 q! |southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.- p* s3 V* }4 y- C
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& b4 k2 }8 [4 p$ E0 l& k: zResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 8 R3 t/ K P* y* z1 ~. R4 x
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+ Q% i+ b2 ?' R. W6 k1 nTORONTO (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 u3 p- R. Z* Q
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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." s6 W% e e% ~6 H0 k# G
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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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/ R1 x: A- [- o) h6 _8 @( @$ `"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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' b9 Z4 ^9 x# J3 t6 ]% i# @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.' u8 A* J- P/ B; u% o. a( F) C
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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.9 c* E+ H3 B# z& Q( S8 w' y
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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." \7 p$ h# q7 y9 x0 n; m9 h) P
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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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+ L3 c9 N$ u1 y# |# x5 YAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.6 r; S; Q1 k. V8 _5 D0 t/ d' b3 o3 G
- r- V% R& H, k2 w$ c6 k"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."2 e) |/ k+ O6 H |) Q
0 |/ L; g: g ^3 f; H: B' D# GFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.: X. q- o$ |) d. w# ~. R' q
" Y7 |1 w' R" b4 l+ g3 Q6 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?"( k7 Q' w( J9 l
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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.; X; |, Q/ P2 a& C
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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 k4 z+ L$ |8 J- a3 f# q
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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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"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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5 e1 O! G; I+ D& _" e* T7 mThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. $ b% g: [$ v+ T* ? P
8 i$ `& l9 V) V, R* A1 CMeanwhile 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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) X9 Z( d+ J- z1 ^6 qDuring 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. ( X) z$ ^9 @, t0 ~
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 6 T0 V4 ]$ P% j1 t$ r; u6 z
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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. 4 k1 s6 v) }4 g7 h+ T2 U, { N
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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.9 ~8 }# W* `! e, g7 B
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