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4 ^0 Q3 l& a7 N- E5 Hthank you for the news,
3 {/ Y, Y0 d3 l. `3 Yi have some news from toronto too...) C( v4 R8 p: X; X# T
3 G; u4 R6 z* r# t7 @toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
B% _/ Q0 k0 Xthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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. N v# F: u* f+ ?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.7 x2 d( b( ?: K8 r9 j% |
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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 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.9 A% K0 u5 o+ P- h. I0 @# u1 M+ Q
3 n# ~. L7 y: X( D1 Z! o% ? YThe 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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8 H, ?' y# ?1 D5 dIt 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."
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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.2 i3 W! A. X9 u F& B# U+ e6 U2 Q
! I4 l3 ?' d/ D- y$ I1 U# {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.
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. D: z7 a& S$ b' H9 z"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."
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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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4 G$ c) f! k+ aAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.7 O. n5 ^& U* w# a
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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."
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% T/ _) |% [6 e/ [! L1 }/ A, 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 r4 r# R$ _" R' u& o
! @- h! i* K' j/ CThey 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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' A! o R1 \- L: R7 T0 R) U"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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: \& x% L7 M" B0 |. Q3 I: EOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.$ P/ w0 s. S9 y, {( I* R) t
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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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% J* d$ F: z' {/ WCoulson 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.% D$ Q! ^, [" M# b- D
9 ]: _2 ^$ a2 j6 Y* }' k$ }' l"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. j2 b' s7 w) `3 O
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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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- t: O+ Y$ G9 g. J. m8 wThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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6 i! w, e J/ M7 cMeanwhile 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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9 V% r, Z7 `. n$ g( Q# ]9 e$ ~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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"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. h5 E& n$ a$ }% q9 O: t) I; X' }
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