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3 O7 k1 b4 T& E! [- J" @3 J3 `thank you for the news, * e- a0 f# X8 u9 S
i have some news from toronto too...6 @- w7 [! A) X c; _
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
" i' J. ~9 g' j3 e9 Mthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado/ A. n% U4 _7 \7 M& f* ~7 y
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; ?# V9 U+ E& R0 `7 ^+ \& k zthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 6 b9 m0 `% a% Q! c; U0 `
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET4 g$ z( K2 G C( M7 T) H& Z
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6 A- i( F" i% ~+ MTORONTO (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.) _1 j2 K V- Q3 [ M# L& Y7 N7 F
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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.% M& g* I2 J5 v' m1 z* P
6 T! A& {% S8 H# o# k# \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.9 |$ g8 o* B0 x% d% p, [ S* D: K$ R" D
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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."& a- M! A: m3 {
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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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6 c: I0 f" D& K1 G& BElsewhere 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."" E) K- |% H2 X
6 M$ \. }: K2 _% XOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.. i# Z) k/ C$ Z/ O0 i% g5 ^
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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."" K, h: v1 h( j
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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./ I$ i% w9 k, b/ q1 D+ 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.
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# ?& U5 m4 `4 p6 o"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"4 A4 P4 q7 e( v1 R& _0 I- {
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Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.; X$ R$ n+ }: E' i" Q C' e1 Y* M& z
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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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, f" T& o! O, {' SCoulson 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.$ |: D! h- U1 K4 V
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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.5 G+ E$ A) R! Z4 o; c
( w+ s0 u: u$ [& k. r9 rDue 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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+ r- X- f: P9 E, Z& {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.
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8 M6 o& I+ U9 }' e3 H k2 OBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 3 A& Q9 B; y0 m' Z7 @) }6 `
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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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) B& @) c* N2 S"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.6 P+ c! h- J/ }) M8 w A' i
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