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8 @$ ~3 R o) U( M+ o' R/ |thank you for the news, ' D5 _8 U y" ?, L
i have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.% k: _, C2 Y% u2 G7 C; W2 q
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado2 e) _, c9 Y8 ?$ h/ [
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* g5 [4 J0 ?% C, z$ n/ Z, ?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 # c; f( F7 }8 d& B! e4 ]6 H
by: PAUL CHOI 1 \3 ?; K/ r0 e) E
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET% T6 r; E* a/ N4 s
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, \* N! T3 f7 [( L6 hTORONTO (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.; I! u, F R) ^6 |" J$ k- h4 H
7 t7 V( A1 w# yThe 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.! q7 I- `" c7 ~! b: Q; ?
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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.' \. U! s1 K0 E- s* {7 Q5 @
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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."( m- h* p8 b2 f* b9 a4 C& K, B" Z3 x/ |7 g
# @$ p" D, Z" @- U9 fA 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.! v3 [/ B: b# U, [1 P; i2 ^9 b
. _ S* p7 n- 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.3 h2 ? f! ?' q6 R# i( u
# X8 o' w0 k! d4 j( A+ o"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."; F3 O& v1 ~" [+ q# \- I0 u
0 R1 D: l+ L9 sOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.# c* ?4 u( u$ ] x& S
) A. ^/ m2 \+ R3 n% EAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.$ ]4 r' I9 a) @7 L& F
2 Y8 i3 ]" o- b3 Z0 a" g"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."7 ~/ x# ]! S' @1 y; X
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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.( U) S; ~7 F7 k. {5 [3 J
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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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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"/ _* _3 n' h" t6 Q2 d
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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.! f! t6 U2 o1 I
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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.( J, k: w4 u" s/ p: ?5 x
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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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: D P$ ?5 T; Z9 }; |+ q6 n"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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& m6 E0 a( V9 W4 u% D' 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. * |$ _# I+ G5 P4 }0 ~% g& y
" |' f) @; E+ A7 \ F, | r9 Q: BThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. - W9 o3 S& E' h8 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.
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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. 8 n& F; Q# g, p; Q5 I) X) K" |: i6 d2 d
, c; p" N0 O3 b# D' ZBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ) P' m. Q" n; i, w: a7 J' U: }
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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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4 ?1 b: t2 S' X- {6 S"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. _" q1 G; D6 s" A) j8 r) a+ N0 l
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