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thank you for the news,
. c( Q5 g% ~ I$ b" r4 M% e& f" _i have some news from toronto too.... p$ o8 _% _: ]* @% p" {) U; D
. C6 d- s% W: C3 d Ftoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
3 a. B& k% Z5 q zthese 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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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.$ N2 |( z. N% M$ T: T
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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.4 {$ j: T6 f* y
+ _1 r! i) @% c% CThe 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.; _/ Q, V5 N$ t8 {
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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.' r. g# F9 t5 |; K# m0 z' k
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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."! \& I: ^: B4 m& N7 f5 x! b
4 {* T9 n5 k8 B9 d6 D5 `4 nA 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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& d6 ^$ m% a( B3 d& L; g' 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.1 v: U _, Q- D9 c& q8 B( l
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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."
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5 T( f0 S/ Z4 O: x& `4 `On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.: V/ t6 `* E& m i: q" p& b
8 a: g4 U7 ~' k" B3 B- IAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.6 o8 {) V( O. H; Z3 P0 A3 V, J
* }8 F' ?. [* l: {! A"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.
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. L- g, i- O( [% t5 X: x1 k4 N5 o"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"" s0 m1 N$ W2 g( J% e
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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.( _% D* v4 x* U( c
, G# p0 H( H/ g3 }) G- p, x4 sAided 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.
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7 e1 j6 \$ h: z7 f7 rCoulson 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.6 {0 A% X+ |) C2 P2 l2 X
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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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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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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. * }# b- p, D" W; U% [
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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. * N; B" | R- W1 u" \& s4 k1 x
$ v# q0 C# M `8 o8 z; g! I( I"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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