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7 J2 V3 J9 f) E' b% ?thank you for the news,
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
* Q+ W) J2 U8 A u& d" K& zthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.( p7 g! S* [ H
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado9 V2 g3 l+ B9 y. s9 U: V
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.0 \3 w4 c9 J; _2 F- r3 p
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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* D8 n8 m6 z. v
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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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5 q- S& u f: \6 A( a0 k& jThe 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.) A% G/ ?1 n: d4 A! V* B! t" T2 a
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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.3 H: a- P9 H( Y/ o2 X" ~
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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.* r3 l2 W# B) l( y0 R6 d/ u7 e
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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."
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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.
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9 b2 D" z; C( z4 ?2 r: R6 h {8 \, S"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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+ ], E$ m+ a& A+ j0 N+ G( |: `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.3 j \ R3 l# D5 e0 m9 k
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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.. X c5 Q* @4 H) S* G8 w, P8 D8 [3 X
# F/ d8 U) Y% T- s9 x"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.0 \" u9 e- a& @" i0 p: S
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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.7 x' s8 d R: ?; _% ]7 P
9 b$ j. `, h8 g3 A. c$ U r; F$ YCoulson 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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^$ R6 S( d2 d"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 n- E& }# ]8 H, Q
8 M9 r, K* }, kDue 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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) `& ~1 T- C7 h: YThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 3 u3 k5 h( d8 c
$ a: {- Q# P1 K* d: u7 r6 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. 5 w1 A! B4 d5 p$ M& P
4 e5 R! s' A4 p) KDuring 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. , r& B' o2 c5 ^! _: o6 N
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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.6 W' a& J! m- v" R
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