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) j$ X* @0 @+ I2 Nthank you for the news, , Y4 s' J5 U& E
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!!!.1 y4 r2 J) W7 q# e9 j( ?; _0 k. r
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado6 d3 j" l5 u- o9 U" d, \) q
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! F4 I# g; E) q3 j3 ithe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.* l \& m5 A' o' z$ h% \. A' _+ e6 f
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3 g, x" p0 ]4 \7 _0 }: p) RResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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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.! S+ y) v% g$ E
6 | F" L6 Q) |; o% H- X# w3 \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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# V5 v( Z5 G: d2 w- AIt 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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, O+ m( p) U! l% e' 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."$ [. ` j( l: d# D
# C5 v- Z+ x* `7 m: d8 tA 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& u _" l, w$ s. 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.0 n/ [, z! _$ `
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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."6 }, G, ^. Q+ d. e0 p
# {- j% L' _% ^/ p. m9 H5 \On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.# v! g$ V; v4 o O: x) v
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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+ I3 e8 B/ s2 o( w& h"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.
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* \! m8 [0 P( PThey 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.' d7 s. w- m2 W0 s( [( d. \9 L! B
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"% i# p9 E4 |& J5 {9 D @1 i" l
8 a, N4 o0 O; d; x/ p2 ~4 |' wOfficials 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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8 Z& h7 O4 ^: f- l) K1 ?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.4 t/ Y+ M! J% D- D
" }7 ^& z7 l5 K! L. b"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.0 r9 h+ m4 n2 A2 @1 }' m/ I" j" Q
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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. & f/ d6 j. X$ [% H
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) ^/ R6 t2 v' i) H5 DMeanwhile 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. 0 q. R7 B$ A1 b0 T$ \4 B
4 w6 l1 w) k9 X7 tDuring 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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"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. - P: u6 ^2 u/ Q+ @/ r$ a+ g
3 t& |. N* ^. |2 L" q( s; W"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.9 y8 Z) L; p/ ~8 j$ S; e$ q9 J
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