! }1 _: ~* c) y: q1 q+ F `/ e0 K. m4 z5 D ! B$ ~3 ?" J8 \: z2 Vthank you for the news, 2 E) [& b0 v( o- z: s' wi have some news from toronto too... ( O i: {; `3 q, Z( J ' I; \2 V5 H* |$ C# Y7 Ytoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. " P. \* d/ G: M$ G+ Hthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. % R* H$ g- g3 I$ G4 W. U3 G( x/ Ghttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg & \# J# S1 q @3 Z 6 {4 o1 t: B/ |8 yhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg $ J! V; O5 ~7 u' G3 O, j# J1 Y4 v/ j( J1 d7 v! ] http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg ! T/ G9 K6 Y7 D( _9 K, m8 |* M9 u; T/ d( y& V9 Z$ I& ?' H http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg 7 z# z8 X4 |5 u/ J8 ^$ i ( I' A. Q) a% o" c, o4 Lsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado 8 e6 ^: N9 c! G2 W) z7 ?0 j% u3 ^3 y3 A2 E* i, e
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*********************************************************** - x# o$ p; p* n% uResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado . n1 `# q" e2 i Cby: PAUL CHOI 2 g1 }: U* V$ n* fSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET! S" G: u0 f" c' p3 Y
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3 d; z# [& M3 P- tTORONTO (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. 8 x5 F: z+ N1 o' V& L7 V$ ^* H% g" J- {8 q8 }9 @: j
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.$ u* z( x/ K: B8 w/ L4 U
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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.6 |. @% {6 ^2 _6 m2 ~/ X. X+ K
; K! s& h, ^, f! i3 c"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." $ d4 x& f& R# z9 m, p9 J1 i0 j* `5 @) h1 S5 O) @9 h
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. 8 b+ C6 r. [5 g4 L0 F& N/ P; b) p" t2 B) @, N1 z
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.5 n* n* O" z6 ^" T) t( ?
7 \) C3 o& e$ v& V" a1 r"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."* T8 x- q6 j2 v, G8 B
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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.7 j3 S+ ?0 e3 g, Q
! I/ D, C+ k* v P$ B5 M @) t( m4 hAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.8 D, u3 q3 U) c5 n
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"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."# l; o* C5 z% D; p
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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.$ `! A) M2 s/ u2 o
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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.( K0 v( l0 e- A$ R; Z) `
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"7 Y" E2 v% ~ A% z P
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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.5 s8 [. @# M; B5 c( P2 ]4 a- J* \
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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.1 \8 u0 z2 A+ V" v9 w' [1 f) r2 z
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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. 8 A# e1 B6 U; a1 B. i# O7 K1 c& z$ g& H" [4 _5 l0 d
"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.$ e2 q* I, j |# B" E0 [' ~7 K
( y$ V- C3 O( }. l8 a* g& y' X3 H" DDue 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. 2 M" b- l; P; l3 e% K % U: N: Q9 D: `2 d7 oThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 9 F: _' G' I; j- \) ?8 \" 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. " k3 k5 Y* q: f7 y $ ~$ Z# L3 p, a/ Z; zDuring 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. ' f% k2 {5 I& H( c( W9 j: w' }
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/ S& Y/ P6 a- V l% y' w. ^ e6 N"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. ; ]4 F T4 N, \3 G$ e1 V / g. C* G4 q5 L1 A8 A/ `, C"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. ; S. `! }6 Y! p4 o6 v9 J : `3 X; Y; g+ ^********************************************************************作者: daniel1989723 時間: 2005-8-25 03:59 AM