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2 k$ `, z$ Y& i" Uthank you for the news,
+ s# t& q, Y5 {" Li have some news from toronto too...
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+ ^3 @4 @8 v% K) ^, |) |7 m% s4 atoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.8 o' O% Y* j, H' b7 u0 p
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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. m: D# z0 m" j I* Y6 I( `southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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6 j2 W6 M4 g- ], p6 d4 |the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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0 f$ e; w3 j# Q Z& HResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado # k4 {* S. a! r- U% Q8 p1 J
by: PAUL CHOI / p+ z" }4 V+ ~ S- B
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.- R* F( M6 w7 q' V$ |! P
8 c3 B, J, c* y* i5 \, wThe 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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) i& Q4 W% {9 p2 Q- r) `+ j ]) f"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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- I+ L) h5 u* v0 PA 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.. u9 `* e j( Y' X
9 s! y3 B2 m7 J8 g* @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.& y, b" h+ h+ ?& e, B- `' E
& ^* w' f1 i9 W$ y) {! B( L"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.1 B% {5 w" O7 @; i5 I' @: Z9 a
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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."" }* x5 k5 {8 f: Y% Y2 }" U% S& Z1 k# G- i
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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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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.
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* j5 x" Y6 R( p7 K. _# x, J2 d"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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" I4 a5 I# S: T# E2 Z4 U. b) L- vAided 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 i' L3 ~' j5 |! [" _: W3 PCoulson 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.' T/ T/ P/ b9 g7 R
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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. / t& S% D" e2 c* k& C
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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Meanwhile 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% ^, D- j& V: }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. / r6 n: j/ b4 F3 S. l* ^5 D
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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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