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thank you for the news, 9 Q/ ]) \( E4 T0 I
i have some news from toronto too...
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/ a# Q8 P) O- ztoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
3 N* J) L" Z* U: t$ Z( `these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.+ \( q# }& D8 W: U/ x1 V5 E
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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.) o9 r, q( C, Y3 u1 ?# `
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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0 E9 X# c% F/ o2 l% BSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET* E" B. T9 a1 x$ M3 E
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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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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.8 {) d/ T% t) b8 G0 ~! p4 A" h
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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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! D( H) r) P+ @"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."( ^2 [& T* _5 I I0 F8 |$ H+ j% m
! o0 K' P# I/ Q/ I: t+ s* P5 LA 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.; |$ r; q0 L9 k1 {0 x
3 D5 F2 ?# L0 n# 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.* S8 e+ s( i5 a, ~
" E' U1 H+ r' n# Y' Z0 x% a"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."4 z3 w# G( @" _. f' M& f
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On 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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1 `' L; r% g# U! v) qAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.; h4 V# ~& V4 _
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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."& G5 \: ]- K. q, M# J
6 g; ^: o. ]$ q @- T# gFergus 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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$ z) U! O; }. {! L9 }3 GThey 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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! F8 n+ V" x7 @( E( Q* n3 |"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" _. [8 B2 r8 K/ Y! G, O$ ^
' D7 V* A# O+ W3 cOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.' _+ J/ _2 R: f5 e, T, ]
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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.2 [5 x" B1 k O
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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.. U% c- B) h; m
5 m6 P7 o% J* i' V9 p/ J/ G( X4 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. ' e+ C' `; |( X) q
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 4 X* X( L ?- c% a1 N4 D8 p- `
/ e2 L* z! x! R9 E# DMeanwhile 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. " ~ @" b, s; M5 x
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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.
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- y* }7 z" A, L9 T6 g4 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.
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