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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.( e* f$ l9 |% a6 L, z% [7 ]4 g: \3 V
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. 5 M$ m' P+ w) p3 s4 O; phttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg& k+ b& y' B; M$ e$ ]( {# B
6 n# o: V/ _0 u, B- K6 o5 n2 G) `http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg ( U5 f( c+ O" M) V) a ! S/ x$ c& ^- c- W) m3 J2 t" Bhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg9 i% P5 y$ B" W
# o& ^ p4 \2 S' F, c http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg 4 D4 W' H2 z9 n& ?- V; ?2 z & m3 N% i! L: K0 n& a8 a9 |: _/ m3 ysouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado# u* K9 I$ [/ K. u$ j+ t
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, 0 g( x+ G# o: E B# J 2 O, v( Q' L) i5 r$ C$ sthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. ! O) V) w( Q( F ; w5 l- O" x7 S9 @& w8 V0 D 9 J5 v% h& F- w0 T6 s* G1 m***********************************************************( v; h! }' y% P a6 v# }, @7 p Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 3 n. W7 K4 g' q8 @# p R% `* N: Uby: PAUL CHOI . n, e ^7 d" R) C/ ^
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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. : u) O' {4 H v$ a6 L3 ~% F" h; Q/ E' U3 z; R7 ]2 ^& m
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.6 I, V! ]4 n" k% T" J! z
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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./ ~2 f& E3 n0 y9 p! ?. l1 Y5 H
. B( p z: Z( V. ^; q4 T"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." % X; { W6 W/ c0 t- [+ h; K / x5 B9 x! {* B- G0 l. ZA 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' z5 p4 ]8 Z# L; J3 l8 ~) e# e5 P, B& }" @, `: C
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. * E$ k! G, |+ l3 j) I9 s0 l. ^& q ) T) k4 t* m8 O. J4 Y+ a"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."+ Z- V A8 Z( S( V' R$ N, [8 N
# Y. c# \% h: u' [+ S0 GOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. , ~/ d7 c- r8 \( ?* ^# Q$ D0 N$ k, a0 q3 m( Y
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. * v- p# C% O% R; I" j ]8 h" z; w& B6 q
"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." $ O! o& A0 s2 K. l& E6 p! V$ G( G
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. 5 k; X4 M& u0 `' }7 j) p& ]( F9 _+ T5 t- c3 F
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." L& M. R0 i: B
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" ( O! g! n0 M9 c0 N( N# O& w H3 Q. m/ s) l v! l7 P: S$ POfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. 0 n/ M+ `5 U E0 g 5 N' I7 I' I' k- s/ @; @! j1 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. 4 d/ ^; p2 ^, P5 r' e: t' n7 s+ p3 _/ k! s' i5 Y f9 |9 { |- H( X, k% ]% k7 C
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. / K/ o6 |+ O- k; ?! V) n' s" ^ V- w, O- |6 J
"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. ' V7 c2 Z. W5 U( H9 P; `+ f& U5 c- l- P) r
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. / m$ ~% P" x$ I* r5 J, K3 T8 |$ S5 t8 j* e* u
The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 2 {9 V7 g, i* f; H( O( A4 i! T& o , G6 B ]- J! b) q/ MMeanwhile 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. ! t/ _) V; e2 j5 z2 w 8 @0 A' s: Z$ h. d, |4 P9 m0 h# }4 ^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. ' e' z& u0 t& @% W
; w3 }( F% i/ G6 h: LBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. & i) S% o7 t9 J8 M3 } # O" g' @. I- O9 V9 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. : H( u5 V; Z2 z% X$ Z7 l4 \ E9 v. ^, U' y4 H$ i( E
"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. & w6 A: S; M! o2 Q9 E % Y6 m: _, M3 z) Z********************************************************************作者: daniel1989723 時間: 2005-8-25 03:59 AM