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( V$ V) \$ v, U* Y; Uthank you for the news, " @( l. [5 N. k! h6 k( r; n
i have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.9 n5 M: \/ Q5 P- |6 U9 O; K
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.0 G) g5 a! z8 r
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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% j9 v$ ~# \$ ?4 Tsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado' x6 f/ Q- v4 ]6 k3 C* c6 ?2 V* V
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the 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 7 @ i$ q2 d' C1 A. M
by: PAUL CHOI
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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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/ X+ {. w' u& D6 v2 z- A: {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.
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$ `3 C3 x H0 s, l" cIt 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.6 l$ }) r* W# R* i
0 v$ \% ~1 P9 R* G9 B% N: C" o"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 J( s0 h9 v: a6 z+ G! S: k3 V+ zA 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 n) A/ b7 h& r! r, C& \
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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.8 T/ c. J% m6 R: F" O/ f
5 s- K1 R$ _/ }% I. @"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.
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* N) R# {+ ~0 dAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.: H! W" M w8 X, W- f" p
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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."' C$ T6 J9 o* d3 a. u0 b& u9 @
# f) u5 C+ f) hFergus 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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1 u8 H9 m1 ]/ f" q1 k"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"4 x4 H: w2 C6 W5 N
( ?1 X1 j6 f+ l8 D$ M6 ~, i; 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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3 o+ H; Z9 E+ _& d! c1 z1 @+ }' FAided 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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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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6 s+ R+ ~* n* i1 N, H' k"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.
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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. * i7 |7 ^3 E, D5 c: E5 N* o+ m
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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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' Y. D5 b; X- ^3 G; B7 JDuring 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. 0 P5 V: Y7 a/ F/ H, W% w* x
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 6 q4 t- W# `0 R/ B. q, d
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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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"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.7 V: Z# w) |% E/ j3 `& s% R
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