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thank you for the news,
( h9 w0 u( M$ K. C9 _i have some news from toronto too...( ^, h6 r, k# c# Q( F
# M+ w9 d1 l, W: \toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.% x- z- b' W& \! O
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.3 `% n' k, s F0 V" @
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg
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3 `( z. L; L. \2 t- L8 c3 R1 Isouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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6 O' T* J+ f- {' y8 F- Q4 Kthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.; w8 P: X7 l3 C4 Q
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET$ i/ o8 z% U* u9 m$ W$ ]$ c0 `
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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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! b& d- C! C" \2 r5 ^0 v5 I8 BIt 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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"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."0 L& l2 {5 d, N6 g! \% \+ }
4 K: q; {2 ^7 o8 t9 LA 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.- x' o, i) Q/ Z; S$ [& ^$ d ~( R
+ {1 l& O% {' b. G L, v0 c6 ?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.; J, d2 Z/ J9 {6 p$ X
/ U- N) a. H4 H1 N! D* A. c, E"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.
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' V7 X' a4 i9 H) j2 z) Z6 J# PAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.* j& D! o7 h2 U0 p
2 s3 ?; e2 |8 A6 L- C" ^. S"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."! `& M! ?. H' P0 c% j9 c# s
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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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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.
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( c, y3 A; c; u0 T6 @"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"1 r# I2 _1 E6 y8 I; o. ~) k7 Z. Y
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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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" M+ R% B7 i9 ZAided 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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2 T' v5 G6 o5 v; n7 H: }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.
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$ x5 s( `8 d" \( D: o"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.- r5 b1 J! M0 a0 P. T% k
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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. ! U2 ?6 g( u2 ? d; p
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8 k K1 O B% W4 G. n6 PMeanwhile 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. ' U0 Q# h# d) z# o
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8 W B% x, x j"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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+ J4 e8 o; W0 ~! E/ H$ l( R"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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