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thank you for the news,
/ T5 Y9 g% f2 u% c Li have some news from toronto too.... I0 \5 ?, l' q0 k! {! _2 }5 r4 _
5 ]# v# x9 g4 y& @' ?7 a# Btoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
. X2 U z O$ j4 r8 }: }- uthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.( m9 {& t3 W3 c. e6 H r/ F
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7 N& G+ i) {. } J* a$ ssouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado2 m# J* D. v' d% L, n# x; j; Y/ u
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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8 p5 c3 g( z! Q* gResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ) w* v3 u H" _& V5 D% s
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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+ B2 K) [; C }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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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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+ S9 v* o3 z2 |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 s5 i2 x$ [) ~/ ~" U; T
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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."( {* v+ [0 V4 c9 h" _! X
) O3 N: [, ~/ j; K& f+ AA 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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! Q! \6 v! u% V4 Q6 XElsewhere 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.8 n# g8 _; Z) O' e9 g5 X
" Q1 i# u3 I% y7 E"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."! ~& Y0 @9 p0 z& q6 {8 c% \: _2 O1 r
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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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; X$ H, U8 D7 XAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.. F* o, Z) G8 t* A' V2 u1 m0 [$ p
: q! I, O+ d. \( J9 f/ z k9 M"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."1 B: o' h# F$ n
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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.& N7 F0 Q) v: f- L5 \
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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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"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.
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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.
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/ Y! V/ v, w. oCoulson 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.( K$ _! h5 i9 |! A# Z
8 F, i9 `: p9 B"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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( _/ k7 r9 Q& _! o2 OMeanwhile 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.
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- `5 S! x0 o0 A" U$ \- hBut 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. ! }+ ]2 ]0 C( y+ B+ s
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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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