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0 x' C' a6 @/ j& C# ]: }3 W: {thank you for the news, , R; ]# A( z( ?. z7 r
i have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.3 R4 h8 P- p4 n0 u, g: @( v
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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% d9 r! v# A9 p# C. Jsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado1 v' [0 s' @4 x3 z; l) v
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# d9 z' J+ i3 y- V8 ` N1 g$ Nthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.6 h) }* b4 B& V" w* d$ n, }
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado # T! _4 q9 C3 s y/ x
by: PAUL CHOI $ ~; G7 |' _4 M' a7 Z7 ]5 f4 M
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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2 ^- E6 ?7 V9 ~3 V: Q$ VTORONTO (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 E, k1 | y0 e: N7 s- t3 B! k
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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 P$ A, m9 J" W
" x: c7 @. W1 t# fIt 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.", Z+ H7 A7 C; l; a
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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.6 T: [. p$ j! y, e
2 Z9 c. j f- F"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."! Q4 g! X O7 d' W. K
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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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* D( E! w) y% \8 M% @Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.8 J2 Z* D: v( q% d
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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."
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; _7 Z- a% @$ Y6 jFergus 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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( h9 ?: I& h& m, |0 Z8 B+ w"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"3 T! u# q6 Z+ S$ u- `3 ]
- j1 ]4 W+ h& AOfficials 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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w% G7 t( ^& z7 M! Z. bAided 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. |" Q8 b6 y0 K9 z8 w( Z
/ J9 N! H& j( V# v! TCoulson 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.: J( p# t. g/ R' P3 ]
) B- [6 O* p$ F+ {8 L$ I9 g( HDue 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. 3 ]: Z' Z3 e! G9 ^6 z0 X9 Y
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2 |, }* G! H* KMeanwhile 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. ; J: J7 f$ b2 L% k
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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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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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"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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