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; B% d- x$ V$ t7 B: G8 A1 zthank you for the news,
8 R) k" v" o3 c- ?( k$ |) xi have some news from toronto too...; R0 O3 R5 p; Y6 c! H+ _( G" Z
8 r9 L6 B% z+ H# U8 o4 [; |9 [) a, Qtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!." i8 o. C7 {( R; |* X
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.8 i: m) H6 s. R5 N7 Q* F6 B
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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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8 J4 b: @8 L- B' c) O) _) ]5 Zhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado! S, ^/ u4 U( Q; Z; @& e, ^) r1 B8 a( e
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.1 g4 Y8 Y, `- F/ X
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l! v+ `8 n7 z! _Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado * Z0 `, b2 _4 @) x
by: PAUL CHOI : k1 `+ y7 b# f% r& K! r
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET/ |! I' j8 j! a6 Q. ~* P% k
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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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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.0 P# _! A% W2 g7 h4 l! }" V
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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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) `- Q, ]5 [% T& w+ c"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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6 F5 P" S$ P3 k0 x' v' H, b3 eA 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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! D$ a' T1 k7 o; k8 `9 ]% AElsewhere 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.! |$ L4 \# C4 ]1 |8 W
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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."8 {1 s6 O8 r. r; L+ |" n4 r# \
1 S o( F, U2 T; y6 l8 V4 n. kOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.) B& L3 m, U- A- Z1 ^# z1 d$ F
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.$ ~5 D6 X7 F6 {/ E; v- }
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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."9 j" `/ u! o3 x) S( J* A8 F' _6 f
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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." I7 ?. X8 n: ^1 h3 B3 N& ~
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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.3 [+ _ f1 ]/ s# B# p; H5 W# T- A
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"! ?# X- L5 k2 M5 T2 V4 y$ p
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Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.7 v. D& H ?. I2 `# z
2 I5 J# Q' N( g8 A I9 JAided 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.8 J l2 O! L1 m3 t
/ b( o' y' W7 ICoulson 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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"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.( h" [5 s! F7 v
4 F* S% O; U% {9 r6 V' d9 h# s# F1 [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. ' h7 u- E% X5 g- ]: p! w
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 5 v7 E- f$ |1 |- `6 ? t# Q# f* `
( t' N' o# k* J# j$ p% hMeanwhile 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 F4 c" N6 w" j% F; h/ ` _5 H
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. - P6 v- h) [8 ^0 s
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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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