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0 ]- x l, e) g0 T7 athank you for the news,
" q. h z4 m$ j! t8 B& d. Yi have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.9 n7 c" W L n9 z ?" |. r
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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, Y$ G7 M* l9 T4 Q$ d' r# Mthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.4 M- R. W+ l( Q8 ^! s" k. a
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H; ^) V( C$ h+ tResidents 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.
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, v* k9 x5 Z h, {% Q7 \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.
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. F8 e0 V4 k; S1 XIt 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.- s5 ~' c$ o8 H! L# _
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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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0 m! _6 g0 F5 Z' r1 E7 g- T1 RA 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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1 c+ X2 _" I0 p: ~0 c1 AElsewhere 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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' m ^! }& s- P# M1 M) z"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."5 v# Q# W6 p$ Y3 l
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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.: d; R3 }$ d* w$ M0 t$ l. }/ D
( _: `$ A& |2 @2 ^2 K/ _Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.. W$ @( i+ V' G, D. ~
( f1 b7 @. p% [! u"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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4 \0 V. _5 ]0 {5 @" K" }" OFergus 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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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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& G1 }! |, G( p7 HOfficials 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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& ?* f& S5 H. A3 U" K# i7 L( D' eAided 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.0 Y/ C8 K1 n4 a$ q, B$ |" W
, h, [+ j' D5 r2 gCoulson 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.2 G9 |& c0 W0 w" L4 Q( y. z
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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.
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+ h* u* w( |! p8 R# ~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. ) S: O$ @9 `# F0 \
$ V) @& M4 w: x3 Z+ eThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 4 i c3 P, b" s C
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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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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ( i- S- N+ A8 ?" {. g0 Z' `2 g
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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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