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# H- w0 E7 b5 k0 ^8 Dthank you for the news,
2 `4 P4 [: k2 P0 {. w+ Y$ t% z. hi have some news from toronto too...5 S' X3 K5 M* r* b3 v+ O \5 s! C
1 c. q2 ]) m& |3 H: F7 ftoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.% F: | h; o' s
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.9 P T% Z) k$ l" Z% F* @' m5 ~9 ]& x$ S) r
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7 D) i) V- s* u9 Q( a/ K5 V8 jhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg, ]; B, t' g& m2 L/ [
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+ w8 i2 d$ j1 t P7 @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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3 C4 F9 s3 G l; x. I- R) ]) uResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado / l3 ?/ n& p& h, A
by: PAUL CHOI 5 t5 k8 n8 [( |9 Q; h
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET/ d) J3 A2 W8 \
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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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1 h5 y& }0 Q' z4 OThe 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.+ t- |1 b3 | L. e$ [8 i) {4 m
- k/ ^2 E! B3 `"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."; ?' q' o x- A& U8 o0 ?# s
4 C3 |8 d$ a* k# s" aA 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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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.% Q8 Q- t! E) k- h, x/ I, q }
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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."/ H9 j/ \* V' v$ r, l
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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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, p0 u- W* g. h4 n& q' y5 m9 M! MThey 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?"% s5 \8 I. ?6 }/ ], t- e5 I; @
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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.5 `4 g6 U" r$ E6 a1 D
" [+ A& J0 t9 w9 pAided 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.' ?2 ?' b0 B1 m4 ~# V* C! o
8 k2 E' j; H& k7 @"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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M* q/ U& I2 O5 u8 |% MDue 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. ! T8 c; p. o: g$ \
. S Y' z) V# Q. R; sMeanwhile 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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, P8 R2 n: s1 [# ~* ADuring 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. " M* R( O# c0 F/ N: M, F
6 \* h. ?. c3 R3 N" J. UBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. / s. n3 V! @ }1 b, N& C4 D/ s7 h
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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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' v9 l2 r* t! F/ ~8 V"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.4 u8 V1 l3 P; g( W9 `0 q
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