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thank you for the news,
C5 r8 C9 n1 r; K8 X* {- ci have some news from toronto too... Q' x( l# C+ A+ R8 P
" b q/ z+ h; Qtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.: t9 ]6 F$ e' c. V5 f5 o
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.- k3 m2 t0 G; y8 Q1 d4 d0 @) w
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado) ?- \8 [3 |: N2 K# {/ E) H: [* c
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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; C/ p. G9 {) HResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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1 {9 ~; f" ?' g9 _' V0 x# T9 JTORONTO (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.* w$ d* n- t! a* w: `
: B8 P6 x v" |7 O+ V# RThe 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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# q" Z2 ^0 J- g, 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."
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! K- F% @. i7 A9 i9 e xA 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.' ?" b/ b! J- C1 D8 L9 Y$ I
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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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# X, T' m! b; B7 p% Q. h! 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.9 l2 f; k# L. F. a" x8 G8 p
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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$ n! W2 d5 l" _"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."4 g* d( ^* J0 Q2 M r/ `3 G5 R
, }) o9 D3 U% }0 P- a+ k: hFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.8 b+ F& G" Y$ C
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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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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"3 b; E3 M- B" H% A9 _( }
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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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" g7 N: E2 L) t$ h* g" E) vAided 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.4 E! Y8 ~0 s, c- q; n# W( V
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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.
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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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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! w9 C, c- O8 j* c2 r3 u7 I
8 ^" h& D" M. g( s% p" D$ jThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. s- h) _/ y3 o/ d6 g+ V" r9 z1 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. - ?6 J5 U# s* c8 H
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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.
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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% s- O1 G( I! }% e"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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