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. Q8 q( I, F* {$ j" A# Rthank you for the news,
* k( X: I0 ~8 L1 t+ Ji have some news from toronto too.... U! I+ k* \& f0 k' I5 }
8 D6 U# k4 v* F9 V& Qtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.: q9 ~" W4 [' {" w8 w1 R- Z
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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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# A* i/ Z" r% ?) a
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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0 F2 t! Y4 z; O1 @Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ) D+ U9 i7 |6 ]" M2 {! g
by: PAUL CHOI
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/ z( _ T7 J: ^, aTORONTO (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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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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$ ^" m( g" o) A5 A# _8 YIt 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 U& W5 f8 |* g: b. v
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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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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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" e# }9 |( x* M, RElsewhere 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.; Y1 T- g/ c7 _3 L- e C' ?
# B6 U3 _8 t* M; R+ S"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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6 R* |8 X& i: f' k5 V( T# ZOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.9 {# N, c! y5 I
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.1 X* v+ v( \7 R1 ]# r- x
! |. [ V0 B( h9 c# m5 o8 ]6 q"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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$ s2 `: R& ^9 H0 J# ]6 b' }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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; S) U7 {: }7 | a0 J. DThey 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.5 \& }' }3 P+ r, R h" R
& @1 U1 a5 z/ b y"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"! ^6 q% ]) ~$ ?
# X% a3 g- \# ~ t4 ?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.
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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.. ~! f( x6 ]% [* m& N/ k) i
: R" C, q$ a* J* L& 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.
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/ Q' W* B8 J1 ?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. ; x" K% ~2 M1 L; i5 x# F
, E2 v, T8 S0 J/ i$ [- D7 G! {The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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{, k/ P+ P( m8 o: GMeanwhile 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. 8 P* l G+ P2 V0 E9 f8 g$ D4 H
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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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.
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