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thank you for the news,
4 E5 G$ r: v& O+ d B$ E+ Zi have some news from toronto too...$ Q# P& R: l' B" S7 f" P
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. p& {0 v p4 P
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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1 o6 x) J8 ~* cResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ) O6 f7 E4 F* N1 t' {1 P, W4 f
by: PAUL CHOI
5 B4 l$ R1 N7 |4 X0 R+ n" D( P% kSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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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.6 }( R& Z" V1 W0 |* E
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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.- M3 ?7 ?; r" r& f% K
8 f9 r6 z* W$ y: _ f* aIt 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.) x; j# [, k6 X( l' T n$ L+ @3 ?/ B
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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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% _$ e* s7 g- t! r8 N2 Z. C9 j: V' vA 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.* Y7 \# [, G( [9 _* m- T
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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.5 ?3 E! X, ]+ D; S6 y' W; L3 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."% `( \( v0 d* h# d( [
1 d$ j6 B. N$ @0 }( E5 tOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand., r7 H) k' B' s2 N; u, d
# E$ [% `$ J- {8 eAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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; t1 m$ @9 D l( ]2 o) e"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." Q9 X* {) K8 ? B/ b
$ Y6 v; c" w6 \6 ]$ n0 B7 S+ uFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.' `3 v! @- t5 v a& {( @
7 @# X8 F6 R) `8 aThey 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.7 p1 g) g. g9 V" `$ u
7 G, h/ E. F6 H( t! g# x1 G" A"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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7 S" P# y+ { S4 h& }% A( ~1 s8 EOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.& B" U) e* r) X6 m
1 X; e8 y9 T7 g& N; ]6 wAided 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.& C% u- |7 \( c7 ]9 A$ V
) [9 G2 m% Z* M0 v; y, |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.0 f3 V R. ~$ M% p$ c& K
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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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# d: a( A2 I. O) y4 c, k2 H5 U' W- bDue 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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; H$ W4 b2 i( r' ~5 PThe 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. . f6 z* X$ B/ R: o0 x5 |
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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. 0 \/ A2 n @% C4 `/ \9 i# ?
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# H9 {9 g6 H$ K% C. `3 w8 Y"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.
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5 f9 p1 @' A7 C4 T6 |( l"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& \- Q9 X e% u" U+ q
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