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9 |6 B' T8 x4 U0 Q3 \3 ]" C2 {9 X; athank you for the news,
+ ^* o& G" A; ]) M7 Zi have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.% z8 b+ P$ N$ e
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.3 M n9 @/ f. X! e# n
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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9 a' h- u. J2 o0 Jhttp://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_flood_050819.jpg
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& P3 t( I# V$ i5 P% A3 X2 O. ssouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado% ] t- V' R3 e. K; \
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3 ~! v9 _! O z" G$ l+ D! F1 C# jthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.) c* A4 y% ^! R1 b0 t
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1 u+ W6 j8 h, [6 Q( C: V4 }# ^Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado * Q3 l7 V& r! |* q% a# B; g
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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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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* ~" ~2 Q4 M! aThe 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.& f. t4 w# e, Z' G+ s
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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. p. R* c2 a- x8 C* i
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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."# T4 J8 ]& [" Z
* ?3 t; q4 F7 G/ r5 e. e2 NA 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.. J* V9 u. V1 E" {
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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.
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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." T5 V4 V+ @* R0 z
& ?& F, X+ f ~; SOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.* c: I) z# Q" N% y# x
2 m$ E% a5 c( m+ F \2 SAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.% ?4 {* f1 O( W' g8 U: Y* 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."5 \$ ?1 B, J$ f( L1 B: j% X" \
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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." J* {! W G5 D, }
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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.2 b/ S. L: ?. {# a' w& U! [
2 P9 Q0 Q5 ?3 p6 C a"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"2 q' z; b0 k( x1 w, P7 f% X
1 M1 q9 Y4 S* q) o: QOfficials 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.+ L" m" o2 K# L. T: ^ t
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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.$ r2 d7 t4 |- a
+ U* B4 a0 h6 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. T+ z( T9 s3 @+ C, n1 S, C
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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. / U: d9 C) q9 o, t
6 u2 A: g; [% N4 ^/ kThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. . y# H1 {2 N" W; ?
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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. 1 _! F( M! [) l0 L' W a
7 a1 z& q# p# l' ^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. 7 f- F6 `4 l+ L3 A
2 ^5 x/ L: z7 F- z! F: |# xBut 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. " M4 b7 N$ K, c
1 {2 S2 I/ d* K( \+ B"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.* o7 S; O, M4 C0 N4 G* {# w. ~
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