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thank you for the news, # p6 }! W8 m% Z! M5 Ri have some news from toronto too... 0 A B$ c; V; K9 a7 D. \) I4 z' \6 X9 i1 C: Q
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. , ~$ u) M! ~8 B2 Y& X% S7 athese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. . m+ C3 r5 D. c8 ]( b7 Chttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg1 Z+ p. l1 e. s' H) t
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado3 c7 J$ C3 x9 Q1 F0 P2 W- G
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.! z. G) \9 N/ n/ _6 D! v; H
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***********************************************************7 t. h8 h) p c' i0 _ Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 0 Y! S3 d& f* }8 `by: PAUL CHOI $ Z" J; N2 ^4 _
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET 4 C. q3 Y+ v: t0 Q ( C1 W) c5 }- K1 o C8 r5 T1 |, V5 p3 m5 q2 f: m& l
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.8 O) I7 }$ a7 ]" m0 e
5 |7 V9 r' d; RThe 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. ) H L) j" t0 B/ M5 O6 U" ^' y( {9 P) F
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. ' ?0 @* J$ W B3 @; o( r( A' H0 F' h
"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." & O! c, _, K$ }& x- b$ X5 Q" D! A! |; e& k6 F& n, u4 [' N
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.: }# @$ l) h8 n2 }% p' B5 K
0 _, U" Z3 D9 z6 QElsewhere 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., \4 B+ I! s* M1 w9 ?( w8 C% ]
9 a2 C6 \/ s: \( f+ w/ }; ?"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."% U' p$ X6 j7 m/ c O+ |9 Y
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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. 6 v' K: p8 G+ W& }/ t- v! L1 _$ p r6 @# _7 Y
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.- x7 g+ g; k+ L8 y B6 e8 G0 O
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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."( m" {5 M( {! c# _" w
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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. S+ [) W+ a7 r6 p* d4 _ & u) ^; j: R/ y1 b4 {6 ^0 W: z& QThey 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.5 n7 f ?; z' V2 Z$ ]9 T; X
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"0 V1 ~& y- Y' F2 E- Q% D
& ?4 Z5 D+ o1 r8 }4 MOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.- S2 F( x x" ]
2 e# |# e9 j4 K/ T! j+ @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.8 L' ]+ b! _1 w
5 B6 t2 ~: A5 ~$ sCoulson 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. $ I6 q) R. e g 6 J U8 M4 y" m. N. { L8 X" }"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. / _# q3 b+ o7 w8 f/ i K: T2 u+ b0 X- S) Z+ v
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. # [& a: P- D3 H! Z9 B# l/ e+ @! S- H! w" _# H( y1 R4 _. c% _. }; X. ]+ y
The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 2 Q& X6 M4 r, @- Q+ l: P5 t( D' Z# D" N; ]
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. ; @& H* X! c, d5 c0 G
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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. " j+ H: a. ]( ~4 v 2 o2 N8 x) f" m& w9 r: fBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. : Q0 y0 b5 p, @2 D. i! |- Y' J
6 j- p! g( L. l+ r/ T"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. * l- ]3 p( h5 g& c# F- R' b % @4 E; B; M6 ^! H) [* O* Z# U7 T"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. 9 V" t% P; N$ o4 q6 ?) K 1 a9 b3 n7 E/ q$ u5 L1 q********************************************************************作者: daniel1989723 時間: 2005-8-25 03:59 AM