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4 n) Y" Z2 y: P9 ^7 X- w# hthank you for the news,
3 l- F8 q6 _: ]i have some news from toronto too...2 J7 v4 \% z5 p4 w) b) X; h- c" ~
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.. R( k$ D/ z1 S( r# F( Q
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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2 A" R# O8 D; W- q6 p( H" B% W0 \southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado+ X& x- f. P! C
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.% `$ J9 y6 Z1 F$ Q& _2 @9 \+ P
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 6 R. p D7 Y. H' t
by: PAUL CHOI . o+ C5 J+ z9 |; z: J2 S
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.% u6 C) x6 \& j6 I7 }7 A( X
3 ?% P' s2 N7 L& P1 {5 n) 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.
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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.
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3 F1 [$ s* h$ \, M( b1 o"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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+ r( U. P$ V; HA 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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/ c& q9 b" Y9 a7 q9 HElsewhere 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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/ e H% W# x& | SOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.5 V3 c0 o$ k: i4 `$ M$ }+ r
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.& w: }# g2 k$ K! B% w( }
, b: f3 H8 U+ W, 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."
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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.& I% F/ {0 d# s; B
3 F5 _' e0 {% [' ?& Q"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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& C! t/ t6 S, Z% nOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.5 ~3 E: Q6 Z Q0 p. ^" Z* b! 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.
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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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"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.9 s o5 R- H4 H1 k3 Z
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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.
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4 ^' |3 [8 e/ l5 jThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 0 b5 R3 M' K' h& t- E; d# [; z
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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. ) M6 g2 b, s1 {5 N; l/ u7 X
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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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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.
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; C0 H% W3 v2 p' a2 y! T2 L2 L"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.% E9 l+ P5 S* B( j' z) F
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