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# c. Y$ f# \; k3 F' vthank you for the news, ; ^; W6 F5 B G3 J: x4 t
i have some news from toronto too...
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- ~: ?9 a. s) ?, Ztoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.( k5 j9 W. f( G
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern 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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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 7 u: s2 i8 z1 s
by: PAUL CHOI ! o$ I$ {& g" M; F5 b* ^. x( M# [/ U
Sat 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.1 D! q$ L; f& z* o8 h+ ?( E
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The 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.# U5 e% [, B. }2 n/ y2 e! }9 Y, @
; A+ W; R, U+ U$ d. I3 O' IIt 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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- P- h2 s3 ~: C5 O& a"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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) A, S5 i$ B6 v: a' V3 KElsewhere 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.) A+ { n3 P7 v# [- h* Q( ?& I& F
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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."8 \, d' @$ t R4 m4 F) ?
/ d2 W. c3 x1 b- o+ @. ~- ~/ b& NOn 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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8 f0 V. _7 G- t. ~Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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' |: g: g! u1 h( X- @) R"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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5 y& G$ D- k- {) `' uFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.& J( B& E" l! O) ^+ ^# p
! H/ y7 N5 A2 ^5 l) ?& @$ `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?"
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$ w' ]5 s4 u. K1 iOfficials 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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+ j! K) g# y. Y0 V# P) ?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.1 H9 S# ~; ^6 I8 {: O+ `2 R% L
& G1 z5 R9 p+ m5 c7 TCoulson 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.. u6 f+ |* M3 h1 V9 d. e
% S, l% B: i5 _9 ^, Q"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 L" y! }. d: c$ c L# h& V
( i! F: \. a$ b' ]; @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. c; s2 P- o/ A" T1 x3 \- M/ K
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( D1 E0 S2 l* B3 n( J* s! RMeanwhile 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& f) L; x8 W1 j' }% i$ Z
( A b; u- z# h1 pDuring 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. 5 |7 U# G2 K+ X+ m
" ?% ]7 c8 E& ]But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ! U) Z1 q) N0 K S" ^$ P0 V4 p
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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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"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.
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