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thank you for the news, 8 X& x1 e$ _- {1 C- m9 U- v
i have some news from toronto too...
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* \$ J6 H( }% l, s) |toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.1 G: r. x# }- O$ Z. |, n
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.; _. s/ @) X) H) p
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg
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: r( u4 K! } i- T. Psouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado, G R! C6 [$ ^% k& E8 z
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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q% z* b0 E" G8 m! ~Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado + u$ l* C0 @1 f9 W8 |5 t& p
by: PAUL CHOI 7 x: S( H0 o6 h' q0 D
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.
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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.6 O+ p! u5 i* k
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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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; l2 ^6 w: }# k- R7 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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9 P) s7 a- C* F9 R5 R* s% vA 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. G" t$ w) B. w5 H |/ g
( P( l5 b( Y0 _8 V" r3 T5 ~! `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.( ?/ X. y9 |8 G7 M& 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."
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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." x1 j" m( V! I" C
! U( W' G! ], e- z$ F) K8 Q- WAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.& i4 _* m! t2 b( y* U, b; l
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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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) x: P. n5 G5 | f2 R1 E! XFergus 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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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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) j, l) h; V3 H3 uOfficials 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.4 e$ R# N3 y& U/ u
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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.. z% m7 F1 p8 S# r* [' 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.
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6 C3 D+ r Z, Q( J, H: B3 @2 uThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. $ v0 Y) a9 |6 ?( Z b8 c" q
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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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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. 4 o# g t+ ?3 g/ U
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 2 g& w% B- Z) b8 t- V
" P; U% ~5 B Y# x"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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