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* S8 x% m' z4 ?thank you for the news,
7 n) l; T- S* W0 a. N- hi have some news from toronto too...1 L4 [4 A9 d+ V: ?9 s% z2 l" C
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.! z5 x9 k. ]0 b; Q* T1 I6 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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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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' Y0 V8 Z. z- ^( J5 gResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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8 y$ x! F. [. ?! Y% WSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET+ P9 [/ \7 f' a" |# 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.! Z2 C. H. p8 c2 G* X
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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.; H' I. z" F* k* q7 a: l
6 z' k) n9 X: ?7 X, bIt 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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2 j! t9 A' i q3 X2 X p"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."* F3 O- G; T9 w+ Z1 p
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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.
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$ q a$ ]* t/ Y) JElsewhere 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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; o0 q- q/ Q: o0 R$ N% G1 |"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." ]% x7 H* R5 I' K% g% C
% ^; x* h' G S- l- s+ R% pOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. R G- N' r& [* H0 Z
! V7 P! [: k- f- v6 ~3 TAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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! `' G$ d6 [8 H& l5 b"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."' L* v* I5 O7 B7 }. o
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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.6 b; ]" I, w2 A) X0 {# C& ]
, z- z6 f% R' d7 o$ T) k- v"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"' }; G3 S/ w( c* U& L2 L
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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.7 o, f6 N0 U" n. k' T
* }! Z2 R5 }9 w9 W% {3 ?8 R! rAided 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.# S: P6 C. K3 U+ |6 a- O" m6 R
9 ~0 \- T3 ^* a! {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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; x. T5 _! W3 T- D8 {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. 3 M2 x! t( m! S" y: T$ 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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, q, ~8 C' t6 k& A. 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.
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9 s; M9 X1 ^: w' o( G% ]But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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9 f2 m }# y9 v" F0 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. ; P( f3 b- Z6 j
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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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