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i have some news from toronto too... ( @( o3 @! h, P; H/ \3 h4 ~ ( U0 P: A8 p" b! Z0 ctoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.) m! h3 T+ d Q7 Z
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday./ W q/ `9 K, T/ S6 K n http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg1 N' _% [) [5 ^) ~: S( \, N3 x
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. " `$ r+ G3 G; Y+ }. {' W2 w3 {6 u8 W5 b1 h) j. o; n
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*********************************************************** U7 {, ^ E6 y+ v! d% V. z) XResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ' S8 ?# N8 J+ `5 ?3 Uby: PAUL CHOI 4 Q5 r" f5 g" f5 XSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET 1 ]4 [4 Z5 l3 _ ) L3 ?. i# R2 o$ A9 E- w$ Z$ ~ . o% q2 M& w5 I; G+ PTORONTO (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.: [$ z. ~/ C$ Q
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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.; G0 Z6 O- x F
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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. . B9 j i0 J! w) P4 W ; y& ?% e$ G4 V"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." . i9 u5 v* |; D1 U* y7 ^ + H! D) Z/ j7 k, H; 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.) g/ E L4 V0 N! x, c
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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.% ?( i% p# p) O/ v! v
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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." 9 @" R* W5 O) i; X$ a ( x* ~- k4 J/ x( ^" u6 ?On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.# m% R; z: H8 I. t2 Q
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. # J! I9 D6 _/ ^' W: H5 w6 O+ `9 t$ t8 K8 a! U% U% K
"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."' i0 @* Z' g: @. \8 l9 d2 S
1 W- f! F+ h7 p' t( GFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window. 1 S2 y e, e. ^# v+ J" D$ D $ U8 G7 Y8 g# Q6 B! |; Y& DThey 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. & p9 M! b2 V( t1 C) m6 {% u# t! B: |, G9 H3 L; m
"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" ; [. o/ d6 i. A- F6 h* r# d% H+ T9 a" j1 M7 B. ?2 x
Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.2 \) Y k u' M% L# C$ j3 ~7 W
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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. ( A# O! [+ P: H3 n7 ?) v/ `4 ~! A/ z8 X0 o- H; ?+ G+ 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.* ^1 Z Y' c; T" F- v1 B
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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. 4 {/ D: X3 U8 J2 a, e& ]
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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. ) r' }5 O x% ]; H3 v: f$ }# ?$ ]2 R% ~" q* K
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. + ]7 P0 K2 q T! t$ c7 R! f d% |
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5 B% z7 U$ F) ^3 E- r, K; B"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. : j, t2 Y# j8 q/ f! W8 }6 x $ L1 K8 Y( e6 n z9 x6 I"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. 1 W/ ~( `4 Z: c! u0 a 5 \/ J+ X+ X [- [5 ]: s9 |; `********************************************************************作者: daniel1989723 時間: 2005-8-25 03:59 AM