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thank you for the news, - h$ } |# I. U/ O
i have some news from toronto too...- m$ Z0 b v5 d: `+ G6 b
D U I" ?5 C( [toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
2 n% d' g1 K6 U9 X6 ?) u+ ^these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado c# k6 |% u3 d1 n: I0 ^/ a
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- l5 w" n; @" B0 Lthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado " V( U; f5 t" s+ p5 r
by: PAUL CHOI 1 T* w5 M" L% K) ~& l. v
Sat 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.
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8 K& j$ q. `& I8 b4 G4 t( wThe 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.
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/ N4 k9 E& X" @$ @ LIt 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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4 y6 G+ X4 P3 d, K: L8 \. y& \"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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4 p9 E p: f! {- M( S- X! aA 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.& F' I, a. o% X# Y4 h: r4 x
; A6 Y. B' C sElsewhere 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.2 @( f6 N2 ~' g* P. ^# h3 Z
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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."! n' c( F4 Z$ K0 L) o
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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 g* C! o" G: q9 M H# {1 j
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.- [& O" b b. n( t9 V9 Y
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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.") L! G! t p$ E5 B9 q6 \
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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.
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3 n& m0 V& M8 z2 lThey 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.
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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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Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.9 D, X$ @, o) Z' {* c7 \9 T1 _
`% \5 T4 }$ p- R+ ]- I: 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.: B5 Y; k6 O; J% _9 d' n
( x. m* E* w: j" _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.' M& ~" y/ F6 f- o/ b' W
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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.
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+ }7 F, H1 _& xThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. + e/ E, |9 i: B( {6 h' p3 q
3 O7 r2 O- P: N9 yMeanwhile 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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) |- }1 B- v0 B. o4 f& b2 XDuring 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.
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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.. M/ k* ?! [9 k F+ `: I
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