8 ^: g8 u1 m2 ]7 O* e% ~ $ W6 k4 t, H: P# G, h: ]. d 8 m2 }1 y( j# Q' u0 ~7 rthank you for the news, 4 ]7 I: }; x( `1 {* ?i have some news from toronto too... 6 p2 p6 l. V# t- w* J, i 1 c" X% p/ D1 X) Btoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. ' N' M6 t$ I$ q! e. B9 d6 Gthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. + \ E; C/ u8 q+ i2 lhttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg - l( L2 u9 @# Z* ^! m. `- K: C O+ _& ~! j# T http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg " P$ f- \* K8 [6 t& [! C& V& |, }7 l. [8 L http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg * Y& R0 D( h2 p) W, N8 |+ @ D: R x! S8 ?/ I http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg& X, `% g( K5 ^8 O0 a; |& L; f
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado ' W/ e, Q1 b7 d- Z 6 c9 L, i5 }1 i7 ?- E, |, . x" C* j4 i- R- r: |5 I ) D% {% x: |* B& M( L5 M/ p) zthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.9 w. M0 v2 ]0 g
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*********************************************************** , t2 s8 H6 L, h7 t6 c Q+ lResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado * F- K" Z9 ^9 N# Z5 `! j0 t7 xby: PAUL CHOI : t) t. W5 d- h- SSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET 0 R: V9 F8 a- ]( Y 5 d& c0 U( U. k: I 7 t& @- S+ x% I8 I! KTORONTO (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./ E$ Y w) M5 U5 J. `" X S
8 @6 s0 L% z9 S" y8 n( CThe 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. ~% P! f3 h3 G1 C5 |% G ^6 ^, r& D" O- z
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. : F- \' j" K' v5 ?2 ? b( R& @8 t+ m3 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.": J$ [* b1 g0 }* r, _9 A9 i
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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. 2 K" ^2 k% n' X# } 3 w4 N2 W7 T3 f( i: U: v/ _5 T: `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.; z: r8 A. J; [3 |3 }5 ?! N
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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." 8 {' {4 c' ^; L8 G! w5 ` g9 k5 s! a$ S8 _5 @7 Z5 S
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.: p$ `. r! |7 T4 |9 }7 D
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# n& ]0 m5 P" _* l, G' Y"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."9 }) G; U( \5 `4 P0 Z2 o$ o
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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% h9 o' x# v5 V/ A0 ~- K! ?. w7 ^- `
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. % s1 B4 j2 x# K$ a: d! d, O3 B6 I: Q4 o i% N
"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" 6 T( C0 k: M( P3 X! B5 T& k" p4 T; r, q1 A0 R8 K1 A/ y+ k9 D
Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.* @0 ~9 a8 n2 ?
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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. : l; R& W" B, k2 O+ Z5 O' S' p ( W" I$ V( e8 c0 i. S, I# l3 |* PCoulson 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. 3 r) J6 Y. q; i2 j& \ c7 Y. P: t5 O7 i! ]
"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.1 f0 C& e( r% m4 ~& F4 `
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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. - L1 E$ z9 m6 ^" T% X
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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. / M) X1 m' e7 _4 ?' Y0 h$ A 5 O% p) Q4 @$ c6 _: e7 _ gDuring 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. 8 \7 F" Y T6 P- X- U' y2 `' i' W; x
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"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. ; X: j8 I1 F+ |+ k9 O: H; m 3 v. {& x1 U, q i' s6 }"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./ O# B4 O V# W/ T
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