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thank you for the news,
: E& V4 l# @& _% G% T0 Wi have some news from toronto too..., G [- U6 J0 }6 ^+ _# a g
8 x- ?. P8 {/ K- A" h3 u5 r% ktoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.3 I7 R3 g+ c- l6 x9 z6 T0 j# C
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." v0 x2 @" w" g2 l
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8 w( g1 K! Z6 ?* B& F# @Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado y1 p. _& I) B+ I$ v( `7 C
by: PAUL CHOI / i& |5 R' `9 ~' g# a; r
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET2 B( i5 H% \2 L' O" s5 @; E( n
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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.7 ~1 }9 g, t) j, @% g1 O8 D7 v
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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., h! d" D% B8 j$ Y" ~( ~& O: h
* w* H1 c; N; pIt 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."6 ~' w$ K/ m! H$ L O- C8 i
6 @( o) n+ `7 w( U' p4 t0 ?5 {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.! b* o' }$ F8 I5 C7 Q
1 f1 {+ b* ^. t/ b; G7 s& P+ `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.$ y8 m( i. o5 E2 o5 D9 D1 {# p& d
* b% ?4 U; f+ ]0 H K) V"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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9 s3 f0 T0 @# c, [( f4 `On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.- X3 ^9 y$ s+ M: I* ^
2 a- ?8 {% }% [' y. ^5 gAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.- H* w4 a3 p% ]' A8 f
0 g8 _9 V$ ]. N7 M4 t"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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3 Y' v5 y! G, b1 A# lFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window." v! n! G8 ?& z# \
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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.
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+ V( |& y/ ?( h, D+ E"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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4 q+ L: V; d7 d. u0 F* r3 [Officials 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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" q* Y. j7 N: @" E2 f4 y9 mAided 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. Y$ s* Q8 W& Y, H
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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.
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# a# m6 V, M' p1 H' J8 x4 xDue 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. 4 _ `5 g" y% N3 z' G
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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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4 R" `3 i" H: d1 d' W1 ~/ GDuring 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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9 d3 v: a! ^" R) Z6 R$ 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. . Z- W! T* `% r- N% \. C" l* U
F* {$ X/ \9 `: E! F! p"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.2 _2 t+ L" x3 v q/ L$ [
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