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- k6 u3 I. X5 ^9 I- Hthank you for the news, L8 ~( d* ?0 N/ K9 h" i
i have some news from toronto too...0 T6 c% } t, t, }
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
+ q; S5 v5 m, Z Z; l* P: L! Z, Wthese 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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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET4 T& Y" {% ^+ U! z
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8 p* b3 q& g& T$ 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.: D6 R5 r2 o' \" t/ \# N4 Q
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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., v1 {$ i8 |( x
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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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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.: D \- _: e1 K" v7 n( P6 g0 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.": p, ]3 [6 }3 o& o( d' L0 m
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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.
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.# w) }# C- ]5 j" o( \! \" u
, h' @! R% r6 u# n8 V, K. ~8 L4 f"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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+ A. O6 [) t" v2 sFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.8 k$ I ^( X, t" r, M$ O
: G2 }& P* F" J2 n, hThey 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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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.6 [9 o& J E8 c! W! N
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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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1 S' h5 z! J2 Z6 ~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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0 \# T' E4 {) J* \, F6 HMeanwhile 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. & [ r4 j; F6 b$ H. B
0 K f6 R5 r4 c, g' x& s) ^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.
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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.
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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.2 }' X: d5 h8 Q7 H- C1 e
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