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thank you for the news,
4 f* F' D8 u% u* _9 J" W# u ui have some news from toronto too...
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0 x5 P+ o) T* y6 v( ktoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.6 J: w5 n: l' c! E7 M' i) f
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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2 q, Y) ?* J. K6 Fsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado. T# L/ ?9 V! f' l6 u: t
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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6 x' B: j% W; \, Z5 |& R! e7 `2 sResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET/ m" X, z$ z; p- Z8 L# d' k% Z& ~8 o
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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." A }3 l# P" a# V
- O* P9 ?' v/ @9 j9 E: Y+ |# TThe 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.& z1 ^' h- f5 R [# b+ w( G4 s8 Z
- v% ~3 F: t; \3 UIt 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."
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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.& A4 H& ^" e7 B2 j$ _! \
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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." Y: V( W& e2 r0 z [0 Y+ g
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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."5 d% G7 Z6 B& K# N. q
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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.8 I% c# @) _! H8 P' `
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.7 M9 w) ]( { d8 G6 `( P! ~' E
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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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2 W4 x5 |9 x R: W" }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+ S+ C. ^' o! R. l' k5 K, O
! O& B6 |! H9 F' VThey 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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' w. z1 A I! y3 K+ n9 d% V"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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2 b. e" [$ D( L- fOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.
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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.* |$ L. }* ?: r
" p* v0 b2 x: q0 i' q$ j; ~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.0 h$ N/ ]% _. q0 B0 ~- t9 E+ ~
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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.7 u" q# _( q% s1 l4 M2 n
) f/ x1 C% e1 yDue 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. ( m! y+ X6 p' r) T
" T, E0 R- d' D$ z+ r& IThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. * ]& e$ U& k) h1 J+ X+ C1 y1 Y' u
# l8 \: Q+ N4 g" dMeanwhile 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. * g j) {4 u. t2 P9 r
6 K7 j6 c5 Q1 f1 y6 I, [. |# aBut 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. : S- [5 S7 ]7 ]/ B/ W
8 u5 l- Q5 {! @6 c: W4 i* H"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.- @- p% G5 A! G4 p* T6 w1 E1 F
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