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thank you for the news, * W a7 Z7 T% C+ u8 y
i have some news from toronto too...' N" E" Y8 U( a% _9 T, J
* ] L0 H3 h0 [; J4 A5 vtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.) [0 C3 N( |7 B$ W& n
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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0 Y. c) e7 R. \6 D7 Ssouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado6 a5 R6 m" z$ Q
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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. `( M+ j8 X2 q& f4 c" `Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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) u) J4 R+ |3 c' c2 c. H$ V# h- VSat 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.7 {/ s6 `* X* ]6 r& G
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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.- m9 M2 [, ?6 k, H, c! Y* ~2 ?+ S
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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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"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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( ]5 b; y/ Z" T( ?- f! p9 }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.! f1 Z, r9 x" P/ f
" }! \/ r3 }3 g: I1 vElsewhere 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.' e k" X( k' a9 _! W0 D2 V' X
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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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: }# P1 [; g1 Q$ V' `On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.7 \' ?& I W4 N' s6 Q8 e9 l
5 i: V3 B7 v. q9 ?. K& C7 g( i+ UAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.+ E% ^& ]4 [1 Z
+ n* J. X0 U' e"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.
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- I" ?8 b2 A' Z, g4 ]"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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h& k# q9 S/ G, k3 a+ _2 |. P3 jOfficials 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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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.& G! p- d& f8 f. O8 d
. g2 I% F( X5 D/ zCoulson 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.4 ]2 [/ v+ z6 n/ F
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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.4 E$ }; A; H* J" o
F5 F, e9 i! ~8 _- g: R' cDue 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. 0 E8 R6 Q- _, x% g
! z5 w3 s: N' u: H: I% Y }The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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+ ?1 X' F% ~! _6 ^% b( A& V3 HMeanwhile 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. 0 @) A5 P' d* E6 E. B+ J
8 J" Y( G8 o5 ]# @) YDuring 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. # e+ Q4 Z( s4 z5 m# x8 o
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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. 9 {1 p$ y) T# U( B. K; ]( G! O) J9 ?
8 d6 K$ g# b6 n \0 Z4 D"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.( {% X b' g m9 L1 P
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