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thank you for the news, 8 H4 i! q* r& v1 B8 }( m
i have some news from toronto too...1 \& ?. ~. V: ^1 @
" u" ^+ d! X8 E; otoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
6 a" N% r+ t0 g# G! {5 wthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.. ] f/ u$ X/ K: f5 m% L
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado6 |3 X6 U, D0 f* o! `3 q7 k9 C) X
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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 / g9 O7 B m+ w2 n- u
by: PAUL CHOI - q9 ~3 D- ~ v' W$ c
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET' A- \& K" E2 j2 M! c
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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.
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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.
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. n. U" q; `1 K9 ?- p* A. 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.": j, B. g. S) o% g: Q9 E, [ y
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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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' b3 V& K, H: }" y B9 UElsewhere 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.4 [0 l' l) s) Y( H( m0 M2 I8 m7 f
. V, i5 p0 j, t7 L$ F"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.") A: Y1 Y/ I: E6 _ R9 P8 q2 ^
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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.
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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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Fergus 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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: ^" s6 I7 b7 V5 @2 R; }They 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.. ?9 a Z9 ^2 B5 n% ]% |; P/ A/ h: ~
: {3 c5 a1 j! v+ b4 h"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" i+ d0 V8 ]- c5 X3 w
0 c* Q/ Z4 o. F; _" {0 \, aOfficials 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.
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8 X% L8 r7 O3 y8 }' n* tCoulson 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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2 I+ E4 g. |& K: h% c"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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3 A8 Q X% Y. U/ n0 \0 cDue 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. 2 l% p8 V k% g6 _: I {
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. - E* s" Y9 C/ R1 O5 z0 Y' D
0 y, Q5 E6 H7 g: S! mMeanwhile 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. # u: s5 K& ~. s' U6 f, @
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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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" r& `1 E5 O3 F) n"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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# y/ r% q. S3 M, c' L" K"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 {+ r+ F4 x+ y; U
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