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2 y* T! k9 O2 _. pthank you for the news,
4 i4 T: M9 i$ Bi have some news from toronto too...7 d, h5 a* N8 o5 z' C
9 ~) f" S3 w4 _$ w+ E3 [" N `7 Xtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.2 X' Z: g5 ^) k( X* A( n
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday., Y+ R" q! Y# f6 K3 o/ k5 |
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1 J: ^( V4 Z* Y4 Khttp://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 tornado0 w" d: |% H* p w
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* j# E, x! A0 \) Y1 n+ x6 d% athe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado $ v: R5 W$ H- D6 F& z3 G5 |9 w2 J
by: PAUL CHOI 5 e3 m6 v$ f; z! I6 t! n
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET9 j, F% W( H: v
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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.
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6 R# s3 n! y% v; u- 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.
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2 E4 X9 L& O% U+ |0 ]0 i {* H"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.5 a5 g: m& `) Z" e" [: x
% n& F9 K! |3 O8 eElsewhere 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.7 a( n9 B1 v i
4 n) C& L3 I; G9 Z3 ?; u4 O- g"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.8 y# I3 z0 @4 ]+ }3 h% T. g+ X
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.0 A# [# K9 `+ E
o1 R# b/ |9 a8 ?+ \, p2 z"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."$ C8 ~- d6 A! B. t! j0 e% l
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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.' N' ~1 [ }4 j. \) E% A7 J) [
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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.& R) y6 \! R) x' }; n; S7 k
" B$ g, t f; Y2 N t( E6 u"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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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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$ e; Q( U5 d! T( V V7 Y3 W5 }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.- W7 J- m4 E, Y8 h8 z) m1 i$ Q) n! l
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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.
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3 n$ U8 i# j# e0 {. w. xDue 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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7 {) `& @8 k- _0 R5 D3 `The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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; F" q% S, E+ oMeanwhile 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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/ Q n% `. b M* ?5 n9 QDuring 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. b' P; L, B, s+ l" z
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. " l' d0 m* w0 s/ J2 `
& I, [! {, p1 v6 T2 \"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. . ]% t- S% X5 h0 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.8 v" q U/ N2 B
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