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thank you for the news, 0 e0 D! C0 q, n& f" k0 |
i have some news from toronto too...+ S; I% g, ^$ E7 d" X
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
0 v8 [3 R( M2 i, K$ u) {3 _these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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5 y1 w7 _; ^' q* Dsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado* a& L3 U- b2 Q5 d7 b
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.7 t; O2 z4 ?$ S/ ?
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4 _( H; d( p" @$ E# P# O% BResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado * \+ ^; h; V1 v I
by: PAUL CHOI
7 |: b a0 l, G3 p' i" ySat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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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.! ^6 }; l6 _+ Q3 m
$ N0 u6 K" v, `# @: R/ QThe 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.- F- c. ~2 W! K/ C* X' a
+ n! Q {3 A G/ DIt 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.- t1 Z+ j8 K5 t, t3 X, W% s5 ^
% U( W- k% I; R' ]( ~2 ~"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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/ y; u* I5 b, 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.3 P$ ?* f4 X- u M( o9 N6 q; L% y
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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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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.- E- ]" E! J: Q2 W4 D6 J: p$ x
7 y& t0 L0 O% P"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."6 O% i7 ~& O/ d5 B' U& `: `* r q5 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.
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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 F; a8 @4 L/ Q8 t. G0 `
" h7 a7 D& a% L* @, z) {: B"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"0 F* n4 u' A0 G) t& {! v6 E5 g
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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.* A: r! I6 A6 b5 T, L# W# l
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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.) a2 k' T* j! E: e, t
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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.3 A" w2 o" w# ~
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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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: S/ i+ h% k& s, ]1 }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. [. `2 r0 X6 [! y6 U
. M" l& G4 q# I6 fThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ( r3 A. t5 h# e- c+ m- m
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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.
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1 w; [' ^5 j+ H0 e% r& ] ~( SBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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6 |. c# }/ i7 s. |7 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.
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