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q* g0 E; q5 q3 ]thank you for the news,
4 ^# v( V* T: x: P# Mi have some news from toronto too...
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f$ G' N5 ^* z8 P- itoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
' ^% o5 b7 K) u- A% }" T7 g rthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.* q# U0 m9 M, v# ^
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+ \# \8 Z2 f" b) }! n& M$ ]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.
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( e" @) P# D' R7 W. LResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET! x2 X$ a9 `( s0 P$ p0 V
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9 Z; |( F/ T& ^; {9 iTORONTO (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.5 W* n+ _+ C" V( G
9 M+ G. I; _2 J. z* A; |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.& H: D8 |5 u* \& J! B
! B2 ?: T# _$ K' y1 e+ ?0 n/ rIt 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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* e' w" x7 h1 X: V6 [, l"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."9 ?- C) Y9 ~" G3 E: T
4 t. _0 ]& l/ \2 E' ~1 \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., s/ i/ `2 Q+ K" K, O, @1 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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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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( C# f9 |1 Y5 j b/ pAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.* q# r& _8 D0 X" H4 G* \9 E2 L1 K% p
. S7 p. @: D8 `0 g4 ?"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."( f2 z- z# l$ f8 E7 `8 B' T3 \
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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.3 e) j) i+ f6 P
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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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& _# R, n( X& Q"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"7 I6 u0 }7 H: D/ ~) L1 b1 e) { |
/ x% N" B7 z7 V& GOfficials 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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1 u0 J- ~. p8 l) 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.! \9 T% t) ?! ^9 e! h4 ^: g. f
3 x: h* B; d; g( X: v) ?- I% 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." J6 I) E0 \, C) e) ~' h, q; K, E- S
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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. , k" Z5 d7 A5 a) E# ~! ?4 c0 @
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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" P" @0 e9 I$ R9 ?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. P8 N+ F7 `8 u' @) M: q$ E9 L0 [4 Z2 i
6 d$ |# e: x* }! s9 j* P( C: z x, [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. 8 m0 j! `4 p0 h" _! N" J K
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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. 1 |( T( D5 U2 x1 O; D& c
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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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