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5 I t1 k) t/ Vthank you for the news,
3 t' k7 @6 o/ t3 T6 j# C; A9 _. ei have some news from toronto too...2 S; y% y% t2 [
# p4 g+ P3 C. b, D( t" }9 U) L [toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!." {8 T5 s5 e! v H3 f
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.# b8 J, f/ d3 n9 f9 d6 Q# R
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& C6 L3 Z2 o5 J+ ?+ R' msouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado1 M5 S$ {0 r1 U
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.5 H* L, g+ {2 Y' u: ~
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8 b9 b/ b! a/ I3 O# T* d. _Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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7 b" I7 P1 `& ?/ A% fSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET/ X- k7 V, S1 N* }; X9 o7 ~
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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.
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7 |) R- y4 K5 ?4 {* 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.
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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.' G3 i9 E/ T1 r, O) V
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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.
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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.; ] r |. h0 d" c3 K' I
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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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, Y s: A. x1 [6 P: X# e- p8 l% aOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.6 Y; w* d$ B' a, O
( G$ H: ?- P; H. k: C9 R/ ^1 uAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.% Q5 [- C! y. L& `4 r, D P" F8 x
4 r9 V1 Q" x0 X. W"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.3 b3 Q g$ e, v
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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.. J( N# ~& y1 n: J! G4 C- H
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"6 }+ c% j2 ?% S" \2 G3 {
( D7 z, f6 j9 p5 p2 n+ F/ _Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.6 i: p% `1 V- [4 E, b9 m& a
& c" R6 B |* \, ?+ u2 e, QAided 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.9 r) c1 E. _' _+ z- k7 N* a$ z
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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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9 J# B* W7 q; |4 L0 B' e"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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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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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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7 P! n( c+ [( e' g2 h! MMeanwhile 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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# _) b- p7 A8 e& _ XDuring 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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/ B5 i6 I( T) u2 A! _# x& k+ F; |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. 3 f; C" N5 {( m$ z5 V" E6 ^9 W
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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.- Q' C7 L) ^. N& Y0 C% B& Z; N
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