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thank you for the news, ' @+ ?9 \6 K# w7 m7 H
i have some news from toronto too...& | U1 [8 R( L
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.& e) A0 e9 c8 r6 A
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.' X \8 c# R/ n2 R8 Q0 K* f http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg# F! Y2 o$ v* g: U& |; d e) L8 U1 |
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0 Y- a" {/ P# N- |! @; _the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.4 \: b j- |. ~1 H% ?
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***********************************************************& f* v2 S4 u! ^" e, S F1 A1 M9 t Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 1 ?% v2 W$ M7 `6 \
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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.$ h6 l8 l* [0 O! F' d
3 ^: U7 J& T( v4 \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. : j; s& a1 j& x0 i( S2 @/ M8 n. f6 J# L
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.* n1 E) s7 z' u1 k8 h. T' q6 k
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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." $ W0 w3 a9 a. }' ~ o O4 B. {' L/ ~# R( Q5 w
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. 5 I/ p( [; I m$ { k' L: `3 q: [* X * a2 ~( Q2 J+ h8 }0 @) XElsewhere 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. . f7 Q- w( x8 Y4 X: c1 @9 o Z 8 E: M9 {; w, f. 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."4 d9 h g5 O! _8 z
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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.- X3 D6 _( l8 i$ g; S2 k9 ~( u/ j
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.; H9 g j( y4 N+ J
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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." 3 y4 i; c% \3 c0 k4 R% n' S! e0 O8 I
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. ( j" W+ \, g$ Y5 N! [' T " p8 s6 [' D0 g' |3 bThey 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.4 K) f- v, q$ M' m$ z$ c3 t
* ]! a8 p* u# ]: q, s) o! l a. ^"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" ( |) V! G" N) L( }0 C1 M4 X6 N, G- `5 h% R7 v
Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.* Q& Q" z; I, T' f/ y8 D" e5 D
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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.2 X/ O) c$ l1 x/ F' o
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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. 7 g% R0 q5 E, G( x ' k* R( L- F( E"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. ! q2 F' F6 r6 r% [9 F( @$ }0 i8 v1 ^" y. A# S
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. 7 ]* ]9 r7 g2 V4 A* e6 }
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ; d3 N* Z% Q' ^( C; J# c
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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. + r4 B# [% M4 D& V
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. F8 ]9 o$ j) k9 h# s% l0 O1 O2 r7 Q- }+ r. 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. ) R3 s% T; g9 w" _" K1 @/ z/ @" Z- i9 @+ n" M
"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. * D g) K) c9 V9 T0 \ 2 h$ ~- n( J7 s, q+ L6 ?4 k a" f8 a0 t********************************************************************作者: daniel1989723 時間: 2005-8-25 03:59 AM