|
- 帖子
- 6547
- 精華
- 0
- 威望
- 188
- 魅力
- 0
- 讚好
- 0
|
2#
發表於 2005-8-21 08:10 AM
| 只看該作者
1 W' `3 T/ k6 p' A
b( {* {! b/ S w c: g
, R0 E7 z% e0 i3 L+ o
thank you for the news, + N8 |! T$ G6 Y, q
i have some news from toronto too...
, O; n9 H$ c8 ~1 X7 h( B. `6 a$ F8 R( ?6 n) _' |
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
W* V& O" J- X) a3 hthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.& M$ p( m4 L- c' E7 r6 n. L
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg& s) t4 l+ V, e) C3 [4 z7 p
' H* J- U3 r6 O( Y4 s0 c
http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg3 A6 J/ \+ [ }4 }! N: [- C
' X; t1 S7 Z: J
http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg7 f m) {2 C* a: G+ D9 X ]+ N
5 }- O9 Q% G; H0 |( Mhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg+ v3 S, m+ l3 m; c; \7 h @% e
: Q8 W: l! p' k ssouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado3 n" [0 S; b2 E
% u% L$ C `% a
,
9 i- _7 x8 E, O- _ z
: u: F' y! e$ ~! O* D0 \! Mthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.6 V3 r+ x: S6 | U
. c: I5 s! {4 W5 b8 J
4 h- u" x: c" J: J, {/ f
***********************************************************
- E) Q, u L& k$ t6 J( u/ dResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado " `- h: w) C+ F% x
by: PAUL CHOI
, W9 Y2 P- C1 f7 E7 qSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
9 G! J! U5 E z
& q* z7 e5 k* x" t$ h( W% {( ]; G
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.
. \2 M& m6 h! k( u; i8 ^
7 s% j5 i/ S/ _" O# ^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.
% ]9 i1 R+ f, i) \
; N B* D: _9 I8 \5 b& \3 K9 GIt 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.
8 B) V3 M1 G9 Q% M+ n% G1 i8 }5 \& f1 o+ G5 l# S
"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."
* K$ Z$ F! s/ X2 S& ~+ }
/ U4 l8 c* @' k# c7 pA 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.+ h1 g4 R$ I# d/ ]3 Q6 i
5 w0 ^) N7 \4 K( HElsewhere 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.
; X6 p- v9 ^9 r! C
+ k9 l( W# U4 c; L"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."
$ E6 X3 H8 M* Y3 U* B' A) H
0 D$ e( X2 C% N; C$ AOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.
7 I/ X9 V) z' Y/ S
4 h) V) Y: s" V3 b; S0 XAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
6 ]1 @3 ], @. F0 i# a. N) c, ^
7 d) E o% u8 x 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."/ k6 T; C" R; G
# F$ [" a& ]) ]4 r
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.4 `# T$ e) s6 p. ^3 Z7 R
. W/ B6 l! L9 ?
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.7 k, ^0 i/ s' k* T
" E! t# s# p- f6 j' D# u9 n
"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
4 ^$ J2 `3 H! B# L1 u o( `8 G! D. g, |- z
Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.
1 b; D$ O; X+ \. C( n4 k6 U3 }- I: F+ H* c( U
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.
* v7 ]% ?( Q: L( }4 e; f2 @# L8 k4 F: P8 _6 Q, ?$ W5 ^7 B
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.# m' Z. T3 C9 R* E" Q
# F+ M7 z+ q. g2 D& V"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.) V2 d9 D; K9 |6 l3 a7 j8 T
6 G0 y% k) D' D
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.
- d* @% O, _' ?% G a1 U
' L) ]0 |6 {) I8 K& CThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ' f8 Y! w3 p2 b) j
2 T2 K' V% B4 P5 q( Z% s3 vMeanwhile 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.
& d: N8 @ U( a4 N: j, K) k/ ~, v% \5 S6 `1 N. O# A$ D
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.
, R* ]9 p2 t4 c, j& Y9 S
. p* U# b8 h! v' y9 r6 C- SBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. * ]' ]: J0 N U/ o" `
2 j- K; {3 B% O1 c9 f1 K"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. % a8 q' r! `7 s
. D/ b w: y. Z% C. Q7 I"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 G- y/ `" {% u9 V! T# O9 z) ^. H, J( l) U2 Y: L
******************************************************************** |
|
