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thank you for the news,
/ Y0 P: G9 b+ f( i- \8 Hi have some news from toronto too...2 y3 W. @0 g3 h3 I* `
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.. T' t! j9 l8 g. q* [( X
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.* b1 Z5 U1 x' n' Z6 M
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg
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; M2 B' \3 K" g8 m7 t) ~' v) vsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado, H: U& [* E- Q: |, R: S9 w- f
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- l2 d6 Z8 c; ~5 {( ]1 x# l, [the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.4 \. I( G0 Q( |. p) U2 J, |9 Z
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7 S6 b8 O, I1 D0 }8 {; PResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado : C! c3 V8 x4 @% Y
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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! q' W2 O( J5 ~$ ~ I7 dTORONTO (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.- K3 c8 m: K0 j
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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.$ x* u& X8 Y) N9 ?7 K5 v$ y, Z+ H' ^
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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.! }; q/ E) S9 n0 [$ C" o5 K8 g
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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."- C ~1 h- ~3 v( y- u) C7 A3 D+ z+ Z
& y0 B) Q' R x7 L# lA 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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* z1 r( `4 W7 m5 x# o7 ~) a0 TElsewhere 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.9 E) d8 X; ~1 s* g% A' O% m
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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."* I0 G$ @3 d/ i6 }/ z! k3 U
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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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: R8 O1 _( H2 s7 h( V"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."- W! |; W& @& P d# `
8 j# m0 k% k- @5 X% EFergus 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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. _" c7 _( ^4 d2 ]" h" |& x5 m; u# aThey 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.5 k" L/ q2 f6 b) V9 Y. }) k8 H6 k
( |) t, d5 M# W$ E% U& Y"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.( o% l" ?, F0 d) _ I/ i7 Y, X
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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.6 ~+ B/ g! o* S, V. v* X
5 G" z; Z! F5 k) w) bCoulson 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.* r- v% \% ~8 z- V4 `( }0 X- b
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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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& Z) T# I$ w6 J% A8 ]* ?. _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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( W C- y0 L( c+ ]( b dDuring 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. 1 C4 @; l1 F4 U% F1 R3 ^$ v
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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. 7 X$ p6 b2 o; Z1 @: M( I$ M
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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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