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thank you for the news, ! W) K6 j( K3 Z
i have some news from toronto too...3 s( t1 ?5 R- W; w. i
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.9 Z! b9 S" L0 {( q3 a. o6 o
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado) W2 a3 K" _# T% I) m6 @
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0 G+ a$ q, r% z- @% S9 `) Qthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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R/ B& T' l1 r [Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado - z* \- I0 P9 O. q7 T- b3 I9 _- C
by: PAUL CHOI 7 e" @- y& p5 }8 ~: r9 o/ i6 J# S; f
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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) e. f R1 d5 z# m3 u% ]# T' o, RTORONTO (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.8 f" ~, `/ p; D1 j i$ S, J
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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.* h, D- i: N9 G
; S5 }( D: Y* F$ H1 L( r"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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' m" m" {( D# k0 r" T2 xA 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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% H5 `; i* |" l* GElsewhere 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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"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."4 C9 \# M9 U9 V* ]; H4 i( p1 j& u" O7 d
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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. Y1 o3 L; _3 V8 C* {0 R
2 |! y, {3 X6 I6 a9 I) S/ h- h2 HAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.# X$ Q) j N: s# T- v
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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."' ~$ l: t9 k. w/ O
( Q9 N1 @5 `. N. S7 M U. EFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.. L/ S( m3 B3 }- [
' } g T% {: h, lThey 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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6 b5 }5 S3 b/ l) q1 Z# u. r"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?". k& a5 D7 c, A1 B' ^* l
3 G* H# X8 T S) S6 ^. |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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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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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.5 c) J; ` `6 R' j$ u
; F+ F; t. a% H. Z C- D"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.2 n2 Z3 ?3 _ b
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! @( W# a9 {6 H9 N {The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 9 R+ g9 e; ]9 U
% m9 T: z7 `. A7 ~8 b* FMeanwhile 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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4 |8 W$ z/ u& q; F" g1 XDuring 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. 8 j& V8 v* w0 Z4 v% @
! l" E- L+ `2 t2 }2 m7 x& ?- DBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ! U. ]$ C; w, [, \8 V. u/ g$ C$ s: \3 M
( o+ a4 }' {7 n4 w# ], [/ i; H2 @"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. 8 e, O y$ Z7 n% q9 v
2 G3 |1 R7 m3 R; Q) k Y"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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