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# N6 H/ N2 {: Q% W9 Bthank you for the news, 7 b+ u2 F8 V3 A# {
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!!!.
; b6 _3 I. N2 R6 wthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.( j0 n3 r9 E# e. S. }
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg# [5 [+ d7 S9 d4 @3 \6 N! ~& d
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% a2 G- H8 A7 ^) p# l$ y, p( Uhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg
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3 Z& w4 A& e5 x. {7 q8 D; J+ i2 zsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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9 |4 L9 v0 e' f" S4 lthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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" S+ {5 C; t: ~# ^5 T3 }9 x1 K0 e$ j8 DResidents 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.
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, |7 ^$ \% D3 m7 Y! N( _7 OThe 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.5 T) ?. h( S5 B3 W/ K4 ?5 [
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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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: n b7 x( a* ^7 `"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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$ Z# y3 ?' R( @ F; yElsewhere 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.2 Y8 a \9 J* u" T& O
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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."
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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.# ?; L! @2 j# I% O# F3 t$ F
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.' y6 Y3 S) S$ A/ ~& @/ W
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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."* _2 L$ j: B% R% @9 @& t
8 u( P9 y4 ?# j: |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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. b' S7 V+ _" ^4 F: o# B, P+ TThey 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.9 x- A- {$ q! R8 C0 I* q5 J
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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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.
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9 e$ g% c, t+ ?: I+ X- A- w5 XAided 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.5 `9 ^2 z7 p- M" `7 h
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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.: T# k/ w+ f; |& n$ _" y- c
! Z: a8 D. U2 a* A" y; L4 t"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.8 ?! F) w. A4 j4 t6 v# M2 u
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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. 1 U o T, @) ~1 r
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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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' T; J( t3 m! X0 t- N P4 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. - K- R4 S% ?6 T' M! n
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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( z/ M8 n; ?& }& L"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. % W. c; c, b9 u+ X9 C3 K
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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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