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4 W" u/ M' I- Rthank you for the news, ; S0 J' A; @" I. G7 u, r4 X
i have some news from toronto too...' A/ K& J/ \! x0 j+ l% P
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.$ O; e0 c$ M6 L8 K8 G# s
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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" u2 F9 o6 Z$ D( Q8 b% m1 ksouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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9 f" v6 j4 |! U$ A/ H" \: `8 r) ?; ]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 K1 C1 ~$ _: [# n H$ R: e
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.
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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.9 g h' f9 Z# ?/ K, z$ 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.# z, V* c% I2 n6 i% @
m/ f- w9 |4 z/ G0 y"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.
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4 H" r+ ~5 S' N/ }' z! qElsewhere 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., B5 y& W% ^$ ]3 z$ I( L
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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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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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( ]! s, Z, v2 d' C- ~. r$ g% \Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.+ t) O- i# r1 R8 b
+ L3 I% ~/ q; U. ^" `( a"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."4 S: k- Y5 V9 V% R0 D+ c
Y J* h% @; m( [( ~& EFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.8 c& v& a# y( V! h0 P5 O
5 U# V0 @, y6 f9 p0 c7 \% GThey 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?"
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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.4 o6 Q7 W. }$ Q+ F. Y/ O
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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.* R6 u# y$ f0 ~4 U& m2 M# k& m2 `
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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. " h8 t) Y7 a3 p' |4 ?
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ' _( ]) s4 J/ P, _
6 [* t& W* q" i. ^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. : u6 b0 v9 O: l
2 {1 Q" G$ p0 v. a7 R7 S- U' ?During 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. 1 k5 c* }* D( A! l8 J! u9 A
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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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. & y4 n' Q; ?8 ]! i
# Q, Q' B4 w; N0 G7 C# K"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. w: L* v* ]! L& G
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