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& d# z% {5 b' C2 Y* P8 s! f* `thank you for the news,
# k: M/ [" S. v! zi have some news from toronto too...4 G+ n% I" T1 b0 J
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!." k. ?1 }- v D) g1 d0 c8 N- x0 {, M
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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* {( T- e- [3 d8 a0 Bsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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7 W1 J& ]4 J ?$ c+ B9 X' rthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado % Z3 e/ V, S5 |: k
by: PAUL CHOI
' T+ m; \* s s- O! [Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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0 @1 M; ^% C/ C2 {8 z. aTORONTO (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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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.# w* ^8 a z7 }8 F
5 t7 B0 G3 C4 D"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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( O7 _ v5 d/ R5 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." `6 n j/ R5 A! d! Q( ~* f
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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.: c* z# x% B. J; g- H0 F% r8 r; v( y
9 l+ C/ _9 `8 H8 o"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."5 J2 c% G/ y) E: H3 x! ^' A
% G) g$ V1 j% u qOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.6 Q3 b0 k! X5 r: T; u
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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$ @9 T0 M0 [6 y2 X5 k# 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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+ d! ^ N H5 ~8 u$ C$ u' q4 lFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.% x7 n0 n% k8 D! T- s$ s) x. \) `
) u. m3 Z6 ~7 X& o& w3 Z! k. J2 WThey 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+ ?5 o. j* F' Y0 J+ p1 @' {
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"/ k: o( M. g8 C/ O$ ?' r
5 a; |: ?2 K# a/ G g% jOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.7 J6 g6 ~7 ^9 n2 M. h
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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.4 q" v' E1 T- v8 G! N4 }
$ t6 G7 _. A6 i" 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." @3 N8 g) ^, H9 H% `7 |
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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.
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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; Y$ Z9 {( V+ i* f o, 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. : n8 o* v% T0 ?3 t2 {9 k
9 z, l0 D, z" V2 z" ]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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: R' B- C4 n0 B/ m/ e1 k"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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# w/ Y. y1 {% F9 c' I"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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