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thank you for the news,
. P+ [; O+ F+ hi have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
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( i6 o; H( p! `* |: N; Ihttp://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_flood_050819.jpg
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.& C2 x2 E( r0 B2 c3 L9 Q% b; E
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ) |/ O; c- B% I' T4 [0 V
by: PAUL CHOI
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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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) A- o) C& v9 t6 r1 ^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.
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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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"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."- ~/ B3 C$ X- U# d" u3 R4 t
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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.' a! P8 _- C$ L
1 x7 T6 D! R! |/ D! 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.
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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$ l- U# ]! t5 Q- 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.. K6 z* K& J* {" _0 A
: H( K7 X3 L. f: u# F2 vAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.' [" L, P! f3 ?0 T
7 ]7 b y3 D4 ["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."' o8 u8 S# o+ M( L2 ~
* A q6 N2 N; ]5 pFergus 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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They 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?"1 Q+ C, j6 u5 S
2 b8 t" K7 j2 [6 ?. S) o+ `+ c& BOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.# ~2 s* P; z; \5 _) c2 k; y
+ q! b, H( j9 D: |) yAided 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.
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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.4 q* z# k b3 P7 F1 }' h
- T% ~ P& Q( ?4 h6 V' p8 c9 x b"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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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ) p% G, u" i2 x9 J& S
, D* w& I' A: ?, fMeanwhile 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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' j0 x2 z1 p1 n6 {' K: j8 YDuring 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. + i: o+ K% {3 Y" L8 w7 [
$ K' b2 s6 K* I& ~3 m4 v4 FBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. / [: a3 W, l) U% J" B5 n
# p. }3 ?1 S8 y0 }2 G"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. % ]4 F9 ] S. Y8 D1 m
& |$ f1 r6 F2 P"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.. X5 `; [9 f, `$ Q
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