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thank you for the news, ( O$ U# U. K& q7 t/ _/ `0 j7 n. q4 l2 q
i have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.5 W/ w* A, z. Z" [2 c& N! A
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.9 [8 {4 p* ~6 o5 k Y( T. H, g6 D
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg. B( a) I! Q/ k2 V% P* a( R9 a# Y
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" ~( b( d! H5 M7 Wsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado& H7 \2 b' f0 ?% H5 r& Y" L
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.8 }- C. H. D4 ~' O8 E$ k2 G2 N0 w' i
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3 ]9 @1 \1 m( X8 u& XResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado : F' u0 Y% K- V9 O& i$ m$ `
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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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( v0 d. \+ _4 e. W% t5 FThe 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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9 U9 f( i# A9 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."
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9 m( v0 z! n* N( g2 `7 E2 DA 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.( x- d6 q) @. J Q, i' P
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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.8 }/ y* B4 j2 X
* O( q# N- q3 _, w3 h/ ^"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."
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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., I5 L+ D9 v/ D& c. S7 j
0 S& t8 T# a$ O$ O/ b2 [Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.. `5 y: |- A$ x4 h! w4 m4 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."
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/ {* _6 q. k1 E9 v8 mFergus 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.8 ~9 o+ W: L+ }- l1 ]
8 `$ p0 e2 H+ t, Y" }, B: K"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.
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3 h# E; M* i" y7 _) CAided 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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5 V- V' z" ]- c* ~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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K. A: B" q- G l4 \% ]7 a. [- E1 J"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.5 O4 f; Y% T+ b; e) U! W; a
" A( I) K! j& p: G- A9 A- b, o) L) \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. 1 K3 v4 J: u! k- |- n0 [
2 i# K- J* ]! T% n8 [The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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" g2 l4 i8 Q% p9 t8 k% {; VMeanwhile 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. . g1 S j2 Z, M v6 l+ ]% ~% |
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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.
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ' `5 B1 s7 G6 c0 b a" _! q
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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.
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