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thank you for the news,
3 b( }3 i( u* N N* x; {9 t( j4 bi have some news from toronto too...! a0 ]: U0 x0 k4 x! P6 F9 i1 f
+ B2 ]! O# }" x. f! rtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
; x7 Q: g4 D5 X% `/ Pthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado3 p3 ^) n. N/ [8 C7 x
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n0 T" T. z8 \4 w1 N. bthe 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 ' U9 N; Q i" J. V$ r
by: PAUL CHOI 5 m3 @! ^! Y2 Q8 f* S
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET6 w- d, f0 f+ l% p9 h& Y/ H i
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3 N; n1 x; v+ V3 t6 jTORONTO (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.# E- ]( |5 d4 A5 \* w
( s8 T( W5 r& B8 S; BThe 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., u2 L" Q! L! v
6 A7 A) W1 f/ m! |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.2 ~$ W/ c( S: c% [9 s5 g! p
* h' v' h( Y; p2 A: @6 x"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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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.9 z2 y$ R% _4 j
0 M$ J# g6 q. N% z7 w# D1 l$ NElsewhere 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.' i( a, e' h7 K. ^) D- Y
+ y+ ^( {: M8 X" 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.": y, k# N2 C% `- \" N* ]0 W2 t3 T1 p
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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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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."3 o; c$ G) f$ N9 S: V3 D6 F
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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.
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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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# y$ Q5 G0 g% |( ]& TOfficials 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.+ V. e- K0 w& b
; l5 l5 M R. u2 R w3 ?/ A# Q& FCoulson 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.! o9 u3 {' I0 Y$ W( Y4 c
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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.3 i9 T% _8 p4 C' _% e
o- O, f& C( xDue 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. 3 P, ?9 X2 u; f5 V' ~1 q0 [
& F0 _" K) u/ iThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 8 Y* H3 M3 L+ \: D" i( a
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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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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. 3 _4 m, Y b2 E; {
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, l0 ]* D' Z e) p"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. ! ]9 y ]) r. |
4 U. A) Z! p7 l6 g" [4 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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