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' M& u4 y. E) u+ V& Z! q- Xthank you for the news,
1 r/ C- \2 _- H H: a9 F8 Si have some news from toronto too...' x- I& {; r; T* Q5 Z! q& |
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.5 {& W! ~% v0 {
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado' v6 C# g! R) O' E) r s. j
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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 ET6 H, @# p1 D, ]* Y2 I
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- x, Z0 A# k2 _, o* q0 CTORONTO (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.
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" A. Z: d8 S2 c* M- ] jThe 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.& j& u8 e. g# s( J9 l
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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.
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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."" m ^2 s6 ]( z$ p
- i* ~( h; R6 l7 ]. LA 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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5 N' F& d, ]4 X& A) v5 h) e; \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.2 ]9 k0 s# o* l4 H1 i
. F: {! c t7 q' ?- |7 i2 e"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.". n& e* |* g% a: x* g: e
4 F! V8 [5 O2 I) [* W3 X6 u: N$ pOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.) w3 l; a$ w- A9 a/ N! h
: h' n$ a2 s, V' }) X5 @4 d. OAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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) i) }$ |, [4 I/ X" c1 q, P3 {4 s6 ~"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."9 X9 N6 ^% A" X
- w' ^' @( q. X. \7 H) f! DFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.
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; B$ _0 ?3 U2 y8 `. f; w5 X/ 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.3 ]; \9 Q9 v+ k. g# |4 [$ K
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"7 r( v: d' V+ i
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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.) w- b6 a) o+ ]4 ?- }3 W
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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.& F" y, f% ]( S1 x
" r, E$ X6 V. K# a I# E0 iCoulson 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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"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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5 k" K l- \5 ~( x' u6 ]! `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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: b3 h5 @! a* k$ wThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ) |& ^: f \% D, i& J6 j( U! }( h
8 B3 b0 j- u b) |6 s3 jMeanwhile 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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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.
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