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9 [6 f J* x9 s& A/ W8 m9 kthank you for the news, % C+ R- P6 V8 V6 l7 R
i have some news from toronto too...4 F) Q2 d& e+ H* E& z" ~$ ?
" T) V# b) A) n) A* f X5 qtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
' B. g; F% E; J& L; k. y" Jthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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. p3 D2 Q/ r( |southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado6 V Z; x% X2 U' |" Q4 }1 O* g# v- B; s
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" a c: I4 e2 I& ~. B# z' _ [the 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 + j$ _4 M; l& k( | v5 s
by: PAUL CHOI ' c8 N5 N9 \; u- y. E4 a
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET! B" g7 H2 h3 e# S: x ~, Q' e
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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.# Q' {% f2 q$ t4 B
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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.8 b! {/ U0 e! C: ?4 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."
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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.; B, l9 `! G; p! o) n
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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.
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! [( l$ G& C1 M1 U5 j$ {1 p7 T"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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; B* v0 [* ^; n( A& hOn 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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6 B4 k7 X, g7 l+ m$ [' N3 F6 mAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.; l0 m- ` K; g% m3 `# I% t! l8 ]
- d. G$ s" m+ H% ]+ p! X"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."' }. \* w6 G$ ~8 Q' E6 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.( ?2 r0 [0 q8 S" x. L2 f
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"' m, C& o) }: m1 N3 V# G9 X( q
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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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6 N( ]% J2 p2 d3 v! s/ v: Q% \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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2 d5 t5 ]* t$ D. F: z. iCoulson 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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# L) _. S" v* p"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.5 q4 W. J$ A5 O a3 J8 f1 O
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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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) E: R/ O% T' p) S. M LThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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" X( q0 O* f3 n/ D7 T! _, hMeanwhile 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. ! V2 p2 F/ W& r% @9 ~& v
* A* b! Z9 h! S& ZDuring 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 t2 {% f( H6 W# v
' k, x% _- ]7 `) d% vBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. / f. |% S) b; g& Y! e) A3 j" T# b
( y. F. Y5 d: B( O8 d, B- L, M"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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"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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