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thank you for the news, + {7 t- i' q2 A
i have some news from toronto too.../ m/ n- r5 y- h( n3 s0 ~) ?5 H
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.8 M8 Y7 r0 t: [& A
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday./ Y5 l# e* r4 G6 `0 M http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg. K7 U! J7 B$ e3 }, `5 `2 v
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado 5 [8 q2 E2 U/ k9 w! b' _" `9 C, V7 [3 f# g
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*********************************************************** ) [. G4 d2 G( ?; T; W2 dResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado P2 |, k$ w- Iby: PAUL CHOI 5 d7 X' N- L( t7 U$ m- v
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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.' f0 y p6 Q9 y2 {0 t- M& B+ Y# V
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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. , P3 j) z. z8 u6 G% ]' h) \5 X+ M 4 ]9 X" \9 j: E* f$ k0 MIt 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. 8 Z6 j N9 ?0 m% @9 h) Z1 x- @ 1 _6 F3 }! `1 R"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." ; ~% ^! e' R3 g$ V5 n1 N3 e/ @6 N$ X
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. $ t, P H, e3 ^; p" I) T! b$ ?5 Q : y& F2 g2 \8 j- w9 c" T$ R0 A; @# KElsewhere 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.( A8 S" z6 m3 @: K3 e
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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.". u7 \% ?; ~9 d @6 \7 x
$ \3 t3 P1 w! d# n6 A' l q2 |On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. , [ n7 J9 D' ~+ O! I4 y0 }% w1 |: k. a0 u8 r- N% D
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. 2 h' |; M: E1 B2 H( O 9 |9 L1 @' h$ g( h, m"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."8 d7 @- N1 m9 b5 r! J( G
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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. 9 G$ a4 P% M! z( ]. C0 C' |- G% f7 i, G9 C" W3 S, V: P0 z. 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.2 a M& M# P/ p" L
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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* k# g p4 n: M, i
; ]4 x& l X) H3 m- K3 D6 xOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. ( a# ]1 N% K5 b7 m6 s% w4 H, V- Q* V+ [/ Y' E* C
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. + R! P# e7 M" N 1 S) ], `/ R6 {: S* M) Z- JCoulson 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.& G! g6 Y& T# L2 r' L' g0 q- M
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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. 4 S |; y5 {$ H" |$ T1 n( f/ |) [5 v g4 k) N0 Y
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. 4 u. n& e% m, W# s: v1 j1 O
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) N, [- l( v4 S3 hMeanwhile 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. + C+ F) k% @) C: {
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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. ) w; _) O; z0 [( D9 C# O1 b( ~: O. f$ D
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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. ; X9 s9 \" b! N* m+ l1 g/ a
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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.( {; z% s- G. A0 d9 v8 U" ^