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thank you for the news, : `- R& h- Q1 h( f8 q
i have some news from toronto too...
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D& Q% p% r* R2 |+ Storonto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
2 i) N# p& Y$ v7 g& wthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.. N% Y& \- |2 b
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- G6 x. R5 a H2 E: ysouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado0 `3 V8 u7 v S% u! t, B2 w
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the 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 ! T* Z8 i% v) d
by: PAUL CHOI
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( ~+ r' C+ k( P% d8 D Z v* m, VTORONTO (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.. M Z0 l1 c% D& X5 i
* n* I) f& r9 u* |+ y% f. xThe 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.8 E# q" \# B+ f
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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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r7 M0 W A9 s5 E7 r"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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. y: _, q: @5 A/ K& ^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.5 ^) i# ^- b9 R4 e8 p
/ L7 Q+ R9 q) z, p! c, G" oElsewhere 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 @% Z: p5 ~& ^; y3 T4 Y, c
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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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+ G+ i. B, p2 _: bOn 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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$ d; y3 K- o z9 l"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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) w) ]( U' L* ~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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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.
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. T9 l' l/ A" r5 |3 O) f. J% L) W"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"# Q5 S- ^/ E3 U- X0 [( @
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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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( W+ o- u, u( y% YAided 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.+ A! f9 r* Q% R c
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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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7 T* h3 k7 h+ P9 v) T$ Y2 O# M"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.1 e2 M; Y4 n0 y! j6 g# c
+ i ]' F6 {8 TDue 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. " b; u2 [ L' ~% c6 s
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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. 3 y: m( @" l7 t; d
& _7 ]6 i5 a! v/ _7 F: {5 q3 z% j0 aDuring 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. # I' Q1 g2 |2 b& n2 M8 g# S
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 8 ^; _7 `7 r2 C! ?1 S: C5 ?* J
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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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"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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