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thank you for the news, ! s+ J, b3 S& w2 G; P) @+ v) ?4 i
i have some news from toronto too...& o& [) p: }) ]8 C5 `- Z, u
/ [8 p" }$ f+ \- b' N& A' {toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.' p- A% F; s2 a9 S2 b
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.( O) L; I) X, N' e
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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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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado S: D4 k0 D0 m& ?8 Y( @
by: PAUL CHOI 0 e$ w( |2 m' ~8 |$ o. |& k
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET8 M- Q2 N5 } r) A: T0 I
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$ j; F/ q- _ H( q( gTORONTO (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.7 R& B8 f5 n+ i8 n
) e) _$ s) o; l8 Q/ Z6 ?) cThe 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." W6 b& _) e( F" f' S- w& D
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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.+ p- [1 W- x- K$ @% D
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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.
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, y- x5 S" Y' O j4 RElsewhere 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.2 z7 X; ?0 u& [( m
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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.": A1 J6 C9 c6 I* _& h$ a
3 ]% Y5 ~( H) _" `, G+ rOn 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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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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# k4 t! L, }. t) C ^7 P"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.", S e% U. w! @1 d }/ U& s
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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.4 Y7 @8 g* O5 l& T. y/ U
) x3 M% d& m4 ]$ RThey 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.
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# e1 Z- g$ T3 K, S7 k+ QAided 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.$ g6 O/ f% Z0 e \) b
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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.
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6 i$ O P) m: H9 e, A. s/ e4 ^"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 G: R% s- k% ?
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9 [. X+ D5 N% V% u3 EThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. , }: f3 M: b( V" @, N" ~0 M" Z
; a- g+ d& }& MMeanwhile 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. & ] O2 |: @$ A9 ^9 z! [9 V
, o2 p Y1 i9 ADuring 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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* b2 p8 d K- n9 D, E8 NBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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( ~, u5 ]: m+ F/ q6 Y5 T7 h"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 z" o; c* k- r. m j- |/ L. h$ A
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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.9 G4 {7 e! f. A7 v; n8 b+ C- H3 K
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