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, e2 o. d$ i7 b/ g" Y& Ethank you for the news, ) A# F" b* Q% Z
i have some news from toronto too...) h, Z5 ]5 A) l; f
Q! E( n$ U+ w; Mtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
l {9 G% c" V: }/ {( d5 Pthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday., W: z$ ]6 T% l+ Y, p
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg
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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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! K/ U# k7 {) i+ B1 UResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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' y6 k- M& Q+ j" @+ _# HTORONTO (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 d4 u: G/ T; mThe 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.( V" i% R8 N1 D# @7 Q3 P9 @) Y
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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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`2 M3 Q3 l' ?) V- a" D"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."/ w9 E5 p9 `$ A) A: P& I
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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.
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& a1 q5 `: m! z! bElsewhere 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.' g/ f% R6 n( u3 F
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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."9 m5 p( Z* u b \6 r6 K2 R2 ~! j' m4 T
& a5 J9 U) }& s0 zOn 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.7 Q R/ j- S) T0 y
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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.2 H* r4 j8 K+ S, b+ `7 M( V' ]9 _
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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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, E1 ]- j7 F/ L, M4 s"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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$ I' B0 a( }! j5 M' o$ DOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.0 l' B8 u! A. c
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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.7 |( q+ y9 W$ \/ c
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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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# S1 Z) d) a+ L* o/ Y* Q. w"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.9 b( }' d" b- |8 A. g2 o K
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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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.
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8 _% t! w, Z9 d* h, }; ?7 t"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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' z# V) b4 K8 A"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.8 W( Z" I8 [$ A3 X5 ?0 c
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