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thank you for the news, : V5 r; L3 U, Y
i have some news from toronto too...
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) W3 X* M/ y/ k: q* G1 b, d4 B* Mtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
2 O$ x% J. e3 S, R9 Y( }these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.# a2 D; G& P% r( ?9 o& T6 V
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado+ \6 P7 ^5 ?+ {; T! Z
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.: m* ~4 k' c/ d' c- N7 Z+ ^+ i
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4 ^& X5 y5 T8 d( c! @5 V% rResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado % F8 d. K' e L6 x: ?1 R' w- C
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET! T! s! d7 ~% g P+ J& D
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8 }: Q. a) G) B2 Z9 gTORONTO (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.
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: T, ]& r' M, m" s* g$ cThe 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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7 f+ x6 E7 H* z: A0 k# \"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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0 J" [9 p) s" q* n- ^9 t& h& IA 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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, T3 I9 }4 T. F. v2 S: Y* d* ^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.2 z" H( i! x' v2 n! {
; N" H+ t! ~$ z+ _5 y- T"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."7 W8 y9 J8 s- ], m' m0 e
+ W; G/ a3 U/ B3 R3 d, dOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.1 ]: C! H' P& s( N
" Y- G' J" h# k$ m# W- VAmidst 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."$ Y3 ?) E$ a6 _7 r2 T
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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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. I6 w" \0 h2 hThey 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.7 V. h/ q3 X5 ?4 m
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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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0 ^, ^* J5 `. \" u# ?# WOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.) _# S A7 i$ @. g) J4 m* E" t
r$ o% @- }, t5 W3 n3 Y; fAided 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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5 r/ S1 o# `! CCoulson 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.) [- K4 U/ B1 F, M$ Z
7 T4 t* g8 r4 b6 qDue 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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! X+ { v+ ~8 x( v" X5 wThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 5 K R) g) g/ s+ a/ [
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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. % k5 `; l3 }0 B+ {$ [7 N" M$ a
3 V2 a4 o4 L" X4 N1 gBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. & \* v$ j6 B6 U4 X$ i X
) P- s5 G1 t: ?1 i+ K0 P" K"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. ' t' k/ p I6 h1 u* T$ D! m! i) c
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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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