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thank you for the news, 6 c0 [! W& [) L
i have some news from toronto too...' J( @! @& H& d
, I4 P; W7 m2 R. ]7 M: ?# Z9 z' ttoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
1 F: A' s5 @1 [" z t9 F, ~7 s; @these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado& D. z3 \7 n& W( m" ]$ x
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3 ^0 N* c. Z/ [3 B, k6 x7 b3 ithe 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
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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.
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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., u5 o' v% Z; L
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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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& Z0 H8 Y! j7 D% J- v+ `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.& X, o( o8 O7 W/ G- v3 b4 t
$ O- a/ j3 b! C5 L/ xElsewhere 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."1 J' u6 G, \: x
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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.8 x- i' h( o* W# |' v/ g: F
! S0 J/ P; }5 _! w M"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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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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]' w4 w+ Q' eThey 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.0 M! Q" T3 i; J6 r
; g+ a$ d7 B$ y3 ZAided 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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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.5 N) ?# ?* ^" R! j; \' \
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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.' N* X+ `: {+ w: D( C: k' C
1 O# k: A8 o' P6 NDue 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. , Z; ]6 t! w0 N% n; L" ~) ]; n
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 7 |, V: b' q2 x: E. a C' y
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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. % G8 T. N2 J; i& L* m5 K* n
' t! M# P, |) 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.
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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. % q$ I3 w F& @5 h# K
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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.) \; K5 a8 N; K% I, v9 h) a1 P; D
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