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thank you for the news, 7 g% ^9 U# g. Y4 g" L* s
i have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
" a [ K6 @6 p1 k0 A. ]these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado9 x1 D: o! I* Y2 E
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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; Q: i Y* b1 AResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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. H( V( n( c' V4 N. STORONTO (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.9 S5 u9 q0 v6 J- V8 ^/ v0 O
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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.6 T! ?( J, Z' @' c( x% }- f; W, E
& i1 |+ s/ U) mIt 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."2 l& g1 j9 ]/ m8 w9 n) 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.1 _1 \5 n/ v( L$ Y# J
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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.. o: L( `1 _$ W1 E5 a9 b& i! x+ R
' \; U+ D$ [, O"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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~; D* X, Z) o/ P4 EOn 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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, o6 ^( l1 q# NAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.) c; ]! Y, ~* f/ p" I
! d3 d. X6 I* [* G"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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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." |0 M2 r: c0 X$ ~- \8 b4 S, w3 ]- s- d
! q9 M o( o2 y- J0 R; O9 Y8 CThey 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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! ?' b+ t$ Y0 ?# d4 J, O4 X" x"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.# }0 @& {. S$ b% F! O4 E
9 u* H e3 @! G& ]9 f5 M: Y- pAided 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.% U6 b1 g% C! p, ~3 K
: t' _5 ?$ a; N/ s, k$ W8 b+ 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.: } b& g' D2 U1 p& Q/ w6 S
1 O1 m6 m/ w0 e$ j+ c"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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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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G; C( V, ~2 a9 wThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. % d8 m$ F @6 {, e! N( t% h
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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. ( U. p; J, q- e: K1 m; j
; d' f3 o% } B) n1 m& }, @6 qDuring 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.
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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. 4 z n" `6 {& g8 e" V
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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.8 @. }5 ~/ [ [+ R( N
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