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2 e4 o3 F. k* v6 ^' }thank you for the news, 6 I- b$ P# i6 p9 b
i have some news from toronto too...
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, ]7 i! @& Y0 u2 d p" d0 |toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.' Z, e Z5 [, A2 J- D2 G3 N6 |
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.% n. a2 z5 ]; \0 \
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2 c7 R7 ]' g+ A* N# D# G( Csouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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2 J; O$ l) V: \: G! I+ c5 ]" z/ MResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
7 O. i3 I/ T3 L: Y) ]by: PAUL CHOI 1 D; s! c# Q0 `* Q" p9 T* t
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET# f1 N% a6 c! ?2 o. [
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+ Q6 v, j# @( j1 f5 bTORONTO (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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) N2 x$ h' ~% x2 y9 s/ eThe 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./ }& }" H& {4 h/ r4 c
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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.9 ]- k! K7 J- a: G x0 E* I8 }
( D4 E& p, r8 d1 Z- U"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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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."/ d% m* d1 w. [. q1 l \: ?4 }4 R
/ Q) u; l z8 G9 T# ZOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.$ g' F9 e: a: d6 D7 n6 q0 o+ u. ]+ M" Z
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.& \8 J- a, ]- }8 ]5 B3 O) d
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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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! [+ ?9 L2 m7 q9 ]! WFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.5 j# Y0 f4 a% K% j% ]1 @' L
; C' n" C4 R- p# [ fThey 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./ i$ @ Y! o8 z* q
/ R' H( f' ]" S' U3 b"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"" ~+ j# c3 Q6 k6 c; A6 a
3 p1 u; ^' V8 j8 z1 c" w! BOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.. w5 i7 X% r( M6 k- ~0 J
' N P9 f$ S+ Q g w! IAided 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.. o- [ L: U9 @* N, A* B, r# \. Y
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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.7 f/ ^, N( g0 Z8 v5 m
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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.0 f3 O" N( e; k8 T
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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. 4 [, o# \+ s$ \; e6 n* s7 |7 y( m
4 r& G( T. D( B" k% GThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ! R9 {0 |. K- J
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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.
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5 m$ `. t: S+ E1 ]4 T* CDuring 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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1 X. N9 s" O$ Z+ X$ q$ p4 XBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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& [ a( U& Q' c1 Z3 Z5 h"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. 3 q7 p4 |% p5 G2 ]0 S6 Y8 p3 c
1 N$ E3 r% r0 x2 r7 G' U"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.7 X4 C: _7 g& N* u1 h0 G
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