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8 V( h. z* j6 m4 z. T" z1 Rthank you for the news,
: Z- b( D) i& O# L1 b9 R1 T! v0 ni have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
8 J3 J( _. K% n5 rthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg
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* X: Z! ~3 U, e1 j z' }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.
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. A. m- D# {. r* H3 a6 jResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 0 l+ C3 U5 F8 \
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* v( G1 D+ ~8 \% ^) \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.( I T$ E/ }9 F
2 S7 J/ Q. J- \9 uThe 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.3 Q5 [" g8 r1 [0 y: z" K
" @/ {% d0 G3 P: |3 m. @6 MIt 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.5 O; y7 D) ^: X! A. z+ S9 K. I& p
( K X4 A$ g. L& i1 w"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."2 r- \4 t5 P O+ U j( l
- L2 M! ]! r6 z$ g p# yA 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. M4 L7 ^# u& z- n' n! `0 n. x
. v( |$ j7 `% v" l6 j6 ]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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/ g5 {5 R2 O7 g"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& t; {! q) z- n$ Q5 r; ]* h
2 U6 Q9 E* M! u/ k+ g, qOn 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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1 F+ ^) k' D; k8 y% H& vAmidst 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."- `/ X+ z6 b# B' [$ g3 K R
& B) @6 j3 _7 B6 u( t9 z$ H! g& 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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9 P$ B3 I. Q9 M7 VThey 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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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"1 D$ ~* O2 |" p1 i1 Z8 ] Q
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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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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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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.
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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. ; x7 N0 B, \! z8 T% R. M7 B
1 y( y6 h4 `, bDuring 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. # d3 S5 ~/ W \- d* t4 F7 B
6 w/ n1 ?( A) ~1 Z# n% ^) A9 g* W. PBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. % ]4 Y( Q7 \7 h$ f
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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. " n$ A$ p1 A/ @( T
4 O: `" e) _% O" h+ D$ x2 j"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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