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thank you for the news,
, C# `3 m# {) Q, w5 b$ ?i have some news from toronto too...$ `/ C3 V% y3 Z% f* }' X
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
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! V3 D6 H) Z0 ]; [) Y% zsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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0 G' V6 R j7 l5 ]/ e; _; Kthe 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
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Sat 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.. ?: ]1 |) d: S0 \2 a/ z0 i3 P
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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.6 d5 p+ Q u9 Q$ a
+ j3 x* D2 O, Y LIt 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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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.
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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."% R& {9 X3 b2 g
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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.2 c4 P' S- z4 T k$ {
/ Y" u5 N2 _* u: D. f# J: [Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.; O2 x" J# i2 V5 @, N1 M
% {: X @) P, Y"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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5 ]& I8 M7 U: X* s$ s5 `! fFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.1 L a* q8 ]/ |/ |9 b+ n! p! x* ], _
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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./ Y* b/ \4 O& c
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"& O) I/ G& g' R' y! L
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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.7 ]+ G% u2 R6 j+ [: e
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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.* N" W ]* ]! _- {
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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.! u+ M0 Y% _% D" Z0 l0 V- ]2 `
z8 k6 H4 F+ {' W) t0 H"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.1 W* W H }9 X" [6 }% ?" ]
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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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, ~& d0 M% h. wMeanwhile 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. 1 d1 b6 q5 Y2 R
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. - O- @ B9 _: h3 A) B4 `: c
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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. ) W, R: U$ n+ l
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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.& W, J. B, x q0 V
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