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7 I0 ]; m. `2 B5 i: G' a; C0 c0 kthank you for the news, . F ~7 L; p6 r, y4 P$ m& s1 r
i have some news from toronto too...
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; l/ s& n* N+ ^0 O( D% Ktoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
; g# i+ }% O% y3 Mthese 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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5 u, i: \6 z% c7 k) e: p1 O/ C9 {the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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" Z4 s- F) H7 f) _+ VResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 3 v' Z3 ]4 j0 a( }: O
by: PAUL CHOI
7 ~8 F( `( ~3 b1 @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./ y: ~; n) r2 I- i. l' h8 w
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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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4 c7 n/ V0 a) e3 @1 L% d1 W4 LIt 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.. z4 d. X9 D, @8 b& p
g( ] D/ K7 g' o"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."7 L# b c& q- t4 q; \
' C+ i6 T1 Q/ V- fA 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.) J+ a6 u; O+ e2 f. |- t P
r6 z- \4 H d% IElsewhere 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.% a+ b0 z8 P8 O7 D% Q6 D5 ^
$ e9 o& D3 _9 K" @! ^! Y) p+ L8 i"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."' s( t! P- g+ g* F1 D4 v
' C' N) P) r* f8 K {* mOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. X ~/ U) g: J
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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"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.8 I% v4 _( E+ S! H3 V+ U
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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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0 U' u0 s$ n/ D"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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. _4 p0 i3 @) S7 c) D5 [2 OOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.8 x; f" n" @; O0 g( W
; d- Z0 t3 h8 \% Z) M! H% c6 [& b. fAided 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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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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@' P8 Z& W3 y5 n# D- F7 o"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.. o0 w$ y2 V: t' G
, \. ]) t/ T3 b5 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. , g8 _' ]$ O1 X8 O
; \0 h# } f1 \4 @% l6 RThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. _# ?- k# r1 }; m
1 ~5 r6 L5 u2 Q, ?2 a& {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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! o+ @; e, g* Z7 E* y0 rDuring 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. 4 G) r9 G* L) S: R% c
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. - u( Y) I2 `6 B0 K
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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.1 @( u6 |( s. T! _7 B/ v9 a
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