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thank you for the news,
2 p& A& x2 {& Z) ki have some news from toronto too...5 G! B. Z8 k; y$ O. m8 L3 ~
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.$ Q, V$ J* O0 }' B9 I
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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8 G" g' y% q v" k$ ?6 }8 tthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.' R$ y0 y4 V4 I# Y4 M& \- M7 y
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado % T! x: \7 t1 c4 {- H
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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w) ?: L; Q5 _0 k) E) [: k: mTORONTO (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.# b. }2 Z( \$ i4 l7 e
9 b- X7 ] z% ?; [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.% F: \$ D+ J1 x
5 D' R! M, ?7 C) m9 ?9 \- gIt 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.+ T$ Y9 u g( ?' M- _0 r z- j* _; K0 ~
$ d4 e/ M0 M/ I, ?9 n. p7 U"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."6 {+ M# o, Z- x$ C# s% q+ r
3 K+ P) G+ y1 J1 ]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." ?! j; j: C- s: Z; S, Q2 t
8 Z. A9 S( w1 E+ ^% ~; lElsewhere 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.- A1 p5 Z( D8 [' w. T+ d% h
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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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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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, P$ b i: h$ j: WAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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3 L7 h* |/ D5 Z# v% K"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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3 v! _) H/ }: D9 O5 ~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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6 ]& Y2 l2 E }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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7 f% @7 ^* r4 _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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; ~& V8 l+ V9 k7 F8 yAided 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.$ i' l/ L2 L+ X7 H2 W( m
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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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6 h) V: n* `, M, `! k; v, A" ?' ~& X+ E"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.! v" ^! V* `) B
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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. 3 ]) H$ @- C' L5 h
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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# b" t0 T3 `; d" kMeanwhile 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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3 t1 L$ F, I; J9 ^) @# yDuring 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. ( Z! m) w$ V [: I
: C: u+ d2 j [0 F- nBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. # \% Z; E" g: W& f& a6 T* |4 v
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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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- ^$ l5 n+ i9 A0 o"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.1 \4 k i$ D$ n6 |. ]
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