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thank you for the news,
# `5 L; u) X6 B) m! P' Y# m( s+ @i have some news from toronto too...
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7 y; }( F; U* l# r1 k4 [' Wtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.) P8 M" o$ P% q* k
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.: G( h6 c+ b0 Y6 {/ z
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* i7 ?* k0 o* K2 |southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado4 j+ }: c; E2 k1 O* g
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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
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3 {3 V/ m3 T, i+ HSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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: A9 k2 T! v( B9 x9 vTORONTO (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.0 D; V o. K: R; b/ h2 b i
! t4 F" B2 z: b8 ~0 QThe 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." W# K- r7 O- h! |' i5 i
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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.; F5 g1 i" O# H) f) ~
6 p! v% E0 F$ R3 _% V5 i7 ~"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: r9 b6 x" E' y- d& B) kA 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/ _1 J" Z; i$ k
( O( o! @7 G) ~- HElsewhere 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.* D/ ?1 y i& G; A! k3 T: n8 T
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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.") o& b9 d( e/ y2 x$ v7 i1 W
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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./ {4 O0 _! K- A1 D
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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."
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- \1 ?$ k% a+ O4 F9 _1 p7 @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.4 O9 G( e: R- t5 Y6 R
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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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Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.6 F$ x; Z6 e; u% `; k' b1 m% _
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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.: w! T8 c) k* }( Q. }( k2 W( C, `' l1 n
0 ^1 x" m# I" E3 T+ H& hCoulson 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./ W: t& Z* x; Z* u& I
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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.8 P: R$ y& E" S# {2 l4 G2 g/ h. J
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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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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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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. - T+ n5 b, y6 I9 L5 \
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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.
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 2 {5 Q" c1 L% w& d2 A
" W8 z. K9 ]4 g) e3 ?3 K& e) G"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. 6 _2 h9 @1 t- D/ C! P; L/ K
5 g* o Y' w5 b; l: X8 e"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.# Y- a6 ]- K5 c/ q9 f8 ~' {
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