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i have some news from toronto too...0 C% L6 Q4 l6 c% q" N7 d
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. ; o1 S5 U: q7 F0 o; K' Cthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.( S' V# Q2 L# s http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg # q- J' r/ _3 E5 U; X ) R3 ?* n x' M( D* k- M8 xhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg H# c5 N. l4 E, U9 w& V( C7 N! G& X2 _$ ~! z4 y( ^& b http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg % Z: z, \# C& Z( q3 z) s " x) q) U2 ` zhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg & v" y. S: G+ w1 D9 [+ w, n0 f3 l# Y5 @& l4 k# t
southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado) f d5 A! m) a9 n
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. " A6 [8 N& q1 l* p1 [0 Y! s) Z' ?! U; @, Q. @9 H* C
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***********************************************************+ c1 @+ k/ T% z Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado " e0 Y2 v1 U# s% ~
by: PAUL CHOI $ Z# p! r6 k6 y, k& P- T) \Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET , u. @7 M, j+ C" b % q+ I& M" [3 } / w! I$ I4 k' X- dTORONTO (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. 4 b2 }5 n7 q4 t$ r0 U7 f2 z7 e( ]! G8 E& J% k+ u) S2 r, L
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. , R0 x8 n& p$ q8 O - ?' M% B/ z( Q s9 R- JIt 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.9 J6 f9 Z& r' e) [1 U+ Y
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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." 2 x7 Z! U: G/ z- W: V9 i 9 ^: e |! e; `+ vA 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. - W+ u3 h/ p" Q# D0 c: H6 c . {; b& P1 a2 F/ vElsewhere 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. 6 e7 A Q( A- I! ^/ B! T & C5 e/ q; z# Q9 S) n"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." " M! f- I" i# P' o! |. I3 D" K/ J, ?% x) V
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. * H7 T X6 W. ]$ s' P2 r( W ! e& O; O2 z+ W& I& V) Z9 Z qAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. % r# b* ?. J/ R5 l5 x% ~, 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."; `+ f2 I. [+ E8 y
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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.( i" [. n( L1 x( Z8 q2 x& t3 `
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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.3 _$ R: w, T h( x Q5 V- G; q
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" # V9 w9 z7 Y4 d2 f; X1 n: _" J. W$ v/ K; @6 a) s
Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.. l3 u& Y1 ~: F& i
) d L3 a5 l; R, E# M AAided 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.2 l2 ]. e6 x [: M, x
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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./ }) C# @( O0 @% ]- I; X, _
0 [$ |8 e" m+ D# r"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.2 v. r' J$ s. i/ W
) U) z( t/ O; W) o3 l3 _8 ]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. : G% x! L* z& d) a: Y) N* U; m3 t6 v D! E# a& o+ d
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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. " O, E/ h4 w, K8 K2 v1 i) ^) x C4 N4 W4 i9 ]7 W4 c/ d% D
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. 9 Z0 {, S+ V2 O& H, h+ _
1 a1 Q4 j) o7 P" g: c7 U+ n* D! LBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 5 T0 f$ j" W3 a
; a1 @3 l! m" P* S7 J/ E# P"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. ; Q( C0 ?) m( B3 \6 y ( U" u, x9 `! y% K"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. ; c3 Y. c* x" _0 H0 K ( ^7 _* T0 _1 [0 B2 E% J+ ?********************************************************************作者: daniel1989723 時間: 2005-8-25 03:59 AM