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0 e- C: z/ M1 \thank you for the news,
; u2 r2 q s( i' q1 Di have some news from toronto too...8 p8 l0 `- G' X, a9 u& X0 X: Z' Q
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
1 R0 e6 c0 }+ ^% G' |9 X' xthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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0 C: R$ [6 i* z. B+ P( wsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado3 N, h, S$ t( ^- O) p
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.3 v$ A& t+ E" T1 z
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' g% ?' M3 s% o7 o% ^( DResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ! U* K# n9 J7 y5 `7 v/ m( n
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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3 `1 l J& Q) {: e; xTORONTO (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.+ ?& E; @& r7 G5 ?# u# h- z" b
. U W" P* l. vThe 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.( R- ^" Y4 P. w0 M% C& S. Q: I
7 z( g4 Y1 w, M) o1 qIt 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.' Q Z/ ~* z! w3 P- r: r
' [, Z- N8 u' P7 z5 \( c"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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! M: i2 B( l3 V5 n/ LElsewhere 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."2 k5 K9 z/ s, d3 I2 ]; @& J' i
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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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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.' V! m' a3 R4 p+ [
0 {( n0 Z& P' w8 ]0 v+ C"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.; Q9 f$ \; b& }2 m( o' B
0 q( [7 G4 Y; q6 d4 {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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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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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.
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\3 F6 T( W& ]8 j, U2 qAided 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 U* x% Q# ~, q+ r$ a
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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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! D2 }, ^4 T! ^+ y% q2 `" [' |"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.
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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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5 Q; r) j* V% R9 N/ cThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ) F4 @/ P3 {* g+ q$ e
- B6 n& t1 O; W0 B4 N+ Y0 L* aMeanwhile 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. 6 o9 F( Q) f$ Z$ G& g# _
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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. 1 z; E/ t) S. s0 O i$ L
L+ S8 O$ ?5 w0 j2 ?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. $ x* d$ [2 a3 N5 j/ l# M! N
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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.$ M; l3 G7 w# ~% F; s+ @: i _! @# U
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