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& m, x1 ]. w# r1 hthank you for the news, ) K& F( q3 M8 t% D- V- |5 i
i have some news from toronto too...# B6 l$ w* ?9 Z8 v
4 ?- R8 _6 X) k4 t, ^4 M* ?0 W8 ~toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
3 L5 U, W% f& V N" {these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.' Z% T: Q1 \9 i* }( ~! @
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5 y6 ?# k5 t/ g5 asouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. i4 |3 d5 _* }9 F$ Q$ j
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9 H4 ?) T8 c/ R: K+ EResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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9 W4 d/ g- M! [" e- b. uSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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" N# L' F3 H- j6 k1 eTORONTO (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.
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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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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.4 J6 L. f+ Q* A" M. j% B) C2 P
! \( Y, S3 j* [! M$ MElsewhere 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.0 X& ]1 X% ^! p* g
: V5 C. e, v' Z5 ?"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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4 V7 S; u: W* Y) Y- 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.
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$ ]" [' ^# D# ]1 @$ E"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 K1 Q* F) b" g
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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.% D) P# ~! f2 j- ]! O" r* W
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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. G- x- ]) F# n p$ Z
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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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- g3 r& v+ t" y7 _* ?2 BOfficials 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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8 m; a# }0 |/ x0 q' e9 B$ A. ]' TAided 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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"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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1 i$ o$ q% ]4 V, 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. 9 B& q' p2 E. z6 ^4 }( R" P( O1 g' h
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 4 c8 S/ ^# ~6 k: G
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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. 4 y* n: `, v. ^4 K' Q0 z/ |
7 P0 D0 A" T( z" kBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. / m. F# K$ H6 M% Q
' F% }' ?' o! l" Z"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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1 o# k' @, k' w, _& s"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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