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) g* f9 Z) E1 k/ Tthank you for the news, ) H3 w" h6 F% ~! h* `: o+ b" Y
i have some news from toronto too...
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9 N" p/ F' T7 v' M( c% d8 dtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
' H! h8 [0 Z: tthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.5 U" ^- F7 x3 H; e7 N4 C
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg {- F7 w# c3 t* G$ ~. {
! e) ?' r. @1 j- e7 ~4 N+ j8 r9 ehttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg7 x1 g, C, |9 o) A- p( q, Q; y- _
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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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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado k7 \ C9 ^5 k: n' h
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5 _7 v$ p1 U% {2 Uthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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# R4 j. _" e* \8 ^5 D! R9 TTORONTO (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.+ y2 J2 }+ S6 A; V# i3 R
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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.9 n) g B' c3 B! S0 q- g1 r& L
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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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"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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' K% @) W4 f3 L5 y, F0 ?$ OA 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.' F* Z2 {- ]" }4 b# f% c9 @
) Z# N4 |" p* d9 G8 N+ AElsewhere 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." ]7 \3 ~( r8 g
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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."+ e% L& f5 Z6 b m- m" }2 {
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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.+ ]) n1 k' ~3 X6 N3 q
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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."0 Q. e7 o% v8 Z" M i
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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./ x' M8 L% a* S6 U4 |8 s1 r$ }
% t. L6 |1 q+ m% Y8 L& _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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w& `# g1 g& \) R4 W l; ^7 I"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"2 g r* b/ \; q( ^5 m9 k
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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.; s5 M' x# ]6 n$ M; y8 k6 O* e
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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.
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1 i5 o7 u; j1 r, h% r @2 N" ~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.# y/ {' O0 U$ Z# C3 W* m9 V. U
, O* g! K$ v8 l; P. V5 r"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.1 Y5 ?# x# f. ~: Y0 C9 G* L
h3 }0 _0 `2 E: L" ]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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: f- A' o1 Z7 Q# i/ ZThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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0 x0 c' h& V- TMeanwhile 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. ; G2 e! g) t1 ^
: T5 p; d0 i3 B8 K2 zDuring 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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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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* N! J9 X' g4 V0 P$ B6 ["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./ H, ~7 I7 M, j+ H" R1 N+ i$ r
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