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$ k( b; j. l; w* \( x/ ]6 |2 H" mthank you for the news, f( v2 W% f- {
i have some news from toronto too...+ h: D2 G2 I& q5 B! R4 P
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
' a- [3 C. O/ I+ [these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.5 l& x3 H. r9 {5 T5 I" H/ I
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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" \$ E3 V: g( U# E$ b9 O% Rsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado& I6 |: I- m$ f5 M ~
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6 a" ?' }( N% Uthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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& _" A8 h- J- e& ZResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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5 v' T6 }5 G# M6 f. NTORONTO (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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; m2 k" f$ I+ V# U6 K1 BThe 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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5 u1 h& k& h5 X- `9 ^9 T XIt 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.$ O1 C0 E$ L' Y
; [1 [* s, g: a* b"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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A 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.8 x& @5 U- Y" z4 n6 ]7 b
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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.
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( @8 r/ Y5 l7 V! w"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."5 c% K1 h5 e- q, [
6 V4 H% @0 y' z2 k ]/ @2 ~" d) X; O, ~On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.% |2 `" k3 }' R6 f/ q3 C; u+ W
. q9 S2 J( u' NAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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6 U" Z! n8 A# d3 K- `9 G"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."/ b: @2 P3 z' u) V/ o# K
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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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. t( H- _% `0 c8 {5 m+ ]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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$ Z3 y/ P( Z; i* ~! l) O# W"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?", C$ g6 N2 g8 [6 Q- O" {9 y' A
0 M; J/ _, g/ i: f' k5 G' ?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.3 t9 }7 O* y, Z) s! [
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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./ A& v2 P# t; Q$ M2 N& n+ G
6 Z h6 T+ L, i"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.5 y R# t" g- M3 e' O' B5 \* G* y
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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. + h1 N- n- P4 a; y0 \9 u" |
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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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* K5 J6 S, E4 N) G; S# t! KDuring 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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1 J) g( |# ], z5 A/ vBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. $ T d7 {% u5 r+ B: P# R8 `' X* H& x
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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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7 r1 _/ p1 ]0 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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