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thank you for the news,
8 b4 P+ l4 d$ B% Oi have some news from toronto too...1 g* D9 d' p2 M" P5 t8 R6 U
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
3 g4 C6 U8 Z# K- `, I) W o" s) Rthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.! L# z" G1 D! y* [2 d
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) a5 `% ]2 u/ Z8 A/ p8 A2 O6 Xsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.$ l! J0 o6 l- p: s3 X$ r; R
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3 \/ m8 k t7 ]; Y; t4 @ @Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET* g8 h9 O! n- z% ^. l
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2 T% Q/ D2 ^$ [$ w* _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.3 ~% G# x& M$ ?( a3 b& g) X) [6 N; z
$ N) p; x8 d0 k5 G3 Z$ j9 K: v2 VThe 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- f( ^" f" b# l6 b8 H; a
& J1 m0 d- {, {/ Y+ _: B& f5 u' YIt 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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"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."- q* R$ o: R* T; _' ~
0 O) M5 [" t1 g$ a. t6 {9 TA 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. n- B; `" }0 U/ U1 L
# G" g) |' T* t- ?/ e J7 k0 nElsewhere 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."
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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.2 z1 [# G0 v7 O( J7 c. i' ^8 }4 n3 U
% A& X# \' _( X& o+ IAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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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.": p$ z/ S3 Z2 ~
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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.. S" [# l9 U; C
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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., ^8 q2 k' M/ E( r' |$ L
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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.( _- J" M+ H( Z/ R, q( |. G
( y7 n- A( q" nAided 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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6 C, W$ z2 e$ n2 LCoulson 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.8 J6 ~$ e0 n/ ^4 K! e
8 \+ T/ n( K" A"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.4 Q1 b( X( Z8 x% H- b
: J/ C- i$ T. R& \, h; u/ l3 w% XDue 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. ! h# _4 M) E3 N
g; h6 U* g, @. W* OThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. * h$ G2 D6 g0 s' q: r9 I3 Q) f
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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. * A+ t7 [. G$ F' F7 D& F0 n% z4 Y4 K
$ z5 K* S" }) S( \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.
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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. $ V, t" a) @/ i6 @' F/ I8 A
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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., @( b O5 d; w1 h
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