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& @! M& d9 i( I( z% zthank you for the news,
8 A' z; t% f. h8 m! K+ Ei have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.( c& G" o& l4 a, k, i
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado$ K8 y; H; O, x: F5 r3 |1 S5 o
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U0 g& v1 c9 Y, h6 a9 k9 P, ~$ @the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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8 k1 y* J8 {3 FResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 4 R( H* x; i' o3 x$ M$ ~& z
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET+ V2 B8 b) Y+ a* ^$ C
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K3 R+ ]6 O1 n- X STORONTO (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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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.) u. e9 J9 D* a' Z1 ^5 `( E' B
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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.
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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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$ |3 o$ }7 U4 L& p5 M* f- Y- P UA 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.* n: @2 Y! T0 |) {
8 u' ^4 k: \5 ], v: RElsewhere 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.% u% s( H$ \8 W% @. s
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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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2 }4 j% T3 K* N/ DOn 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.1 L. |0 A. D3 M
* E/ C: J M3 ]0 R5 I a9 `, C"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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$ Z9 A) z: z+ @3 K2 MFergus 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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7 g' p( n1 ?3 A* D+ O, ^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.+ v E7 S( Y' s3 [; o$ L& D3 c0 T
3 p/ E3 ^3 p; U; R7 _"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"& w6 I: {% k" A4 j, P
' }' I' l* A4 U( FOfficials 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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& X; q0 \" m4 u" A' t2 [1 X. XAided 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.- e0 W2 ]3 C5 V# a4 \
" H; B3 D6 H! q: k! u& tCoulson 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.$ h6 D8 `/ m- O+ S% L0 x+ c& W
t' D" f; M5 l% I8 i' Y"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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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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% j3 K9 I' w+ u1 @4 T+ @ GMeanwhile 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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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. ! u, L: j% ^2 F# m: a: J
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 5 `- E. B, t4 l7 J0 N" E& m
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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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" L: i- v+ N# y3 r7 v) L5 B"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.. |; Y+ t, T1 z
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