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2 W8 o5 E# I4 l! x3 {) N" a: Fthank you for the news, 8 y1 `/ h+ Q. b4 n$ O! q, q5 G6 U
i have some news from toronto too...4 @. L4 V* w4 v m. D# i' s3 `/ r
2 ]- G- T" Q5 s; P, O1 }+ @- Itoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.& M3 R6 u+ z" b& f
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.# s: O" m& x, N8 ^" q
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg# L. p4 C' s3 J; ^/ O) w
+ ^) q* }! R; C5 Y) a4 {& Nhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg ?" {8 Q! d* I* e& ~8 s
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg/ d' |6 _% n i/ m8 O4 v' N% B. F
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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# f' v0 N0 w9 V/ |6 Pthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.0 E& [) Z# |6 {9 R3 Z5 `$ Z9 W
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; r5 N% L& N. }) E& q4 FResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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2 @; F& O- w6 e4 j5 M2 F7 o$ n9 BSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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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.) g* B3 D( r5 i
( ~- w# [6 s- w/ b& d$ R9 SThe 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.8 O+ k* L8 }! T" R
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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.
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1 m6 c. G8 v5 M N. J8 X* Y5 u' n"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."
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# ~% X. g$ R( Q- T" iA 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.) E7 E7 Y2 p" h$ @
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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.
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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."" d! V9 b a( u; [; Q7 C
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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.& Q$ B1 p! p0 I, Z7 o3 U( }9 x
6 Z+ y; h, f& ?% V: I6 c& uAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. T P8 Z# n1 T3 v/ o x, B# M* T% [
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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."
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) M3 [/ p) g" Q& f! H3 KFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.
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" F! Z1 \' q% V$ u/ F: {* a# IThey 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.6 d; V3 |$ @, r ?3 P: ?9 K' ?9 k
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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3 @: g4 _5 ]3 ~, hOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes./ _5 w& F5 Q& A/ s# b
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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.) M/ l. R/ f1 d3 X: v% P
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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.
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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.
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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. 0 s* Z2 y+ {& i! Q& C! D+ X* v
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 6 J$ c1 w& M. J; C$ N, B
' R h, P7 [+ e& R6 rMeanwhile 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.
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0 j( o7 C# Y2 |, Q) m3 @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.
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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. 8 S5 w$ G( W7 d( L/ W/ N& g- z
7 [0 c, M- H: u' Z4 y* z* h"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.
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