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* T# T+ l+ q" K: }( M- dthank you for the news, 8 X2 a, U. m, U* O2 d* M, y6 [: e
i have some news from toronto too..., \& f+ k) v" }! v- h- C g/ u& B
5 N6 Z: w8 J8 J6 D$ i4 gtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
$ ~ g/ n4 l: R4 ~0 r' athese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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- N* A8 \: j( Y5 y# Qsouthwestern 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 5 y* ~. _# a O7 x
by: PAUL CHOI 7 T5 u+ u3 f- Y, Y0 L, v; E
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET5 s3 }' d% A9 u
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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.0 R$ F# r( Q4 b x' Q
' w! O% }) x! C) z: tThe 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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$ C. A5 ?% `! g* |9 l E$ g1 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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4 `# b+ i7 Y( t w0 g4 ~0 z" n"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.+ u: M3 K1 A4 G- [
% H& `! n) y3 ?- D8 hElsewhere 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.( e8 r. ?. q9 \) C
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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.": q5 l4 `3 u p* G2 x2 U8 D
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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.- {, a: f5 ]; B/ b$ w2 B
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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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3 k9 j2 ~ `9 jFergus 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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}1 p% T" `# a9 L! QThey 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.# }' q8 L1 f: p7 v4 e9 ~5 ]) p9 o
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"2 \8 T0 i0 A; U& h$ B1 W7 j
; O% ]3 ^/ l6 j+ n- P* g+ fOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes./ C7 \* X4 P2 v: m# C
7 e+ U' o4 ]: U& ZAided 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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( @7 v7 b C9 f: i7 E, }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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"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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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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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 9 N! h4 S( V5 {# P& j: R
* x! ]$ A3 C7 iMeanwhile 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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L# b% N) f: s0 nDuring 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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( L5 X$ v0 m* CBut 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.3 d _& Y9 `1 {) O/ @ E' U
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