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6 }: u/ `8 J; i* e% {5 p vthank you for the news,
( i! u" K6 B' m. ^i have some news from toronto too...
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, D6 g4 {4 ^/ {1 Q7 Y7 Wtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!., l, k. J5 N2 x
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.; Q- t. r+ ~7 U4 `
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado4 P3 ~2 Z" n* X! ?% W
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/ P! N* O0 c+ xthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.. Q3 V3 k" d# ?' v& M! a
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; B0 v! V5 j3 Q5 QResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ! Z: X7 g' X/ \
by: PAUL CHOI 8 T- r# l& `) F
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! n0 _# i6 v5 Z$ Y5 |5 @9 ~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.$ l, `# v4 t0 t* U
: l* j6 B* r# |1 ~# MThe 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.9 K0 k8 T* ?( [) T6 `6 Y1 P
- b7 u2 r' c5 S5 S"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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( a8 D7 e3 q/ V& ]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.& L1 o; K9 e& N2 O* D" f. c
6 ^. P' P1 L2 dElsewhere 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 O' b. k+ p1 M/ u( M9 Q9 t
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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."
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* z) R5 Y" `. |$ iOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.& s% D- N2 _, ]2 t K1 P
( Z; K' h9 i9 u" C9 u2 U"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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( ?5 B# Y: r$ C' _8 x, {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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, `; ?* M. y' UThey 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.$ @% k2 y y% [+ T. ?
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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 j4 m. o1 g5 {( ^' e% \ q% j
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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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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.
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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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' y2 _2 h2 o1 }"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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& @5 ?9 X7 f9 ]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. ! m }7 C8 K/ O9 @
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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# q2 e& B9 D$ V5 f+ I/ _0 ~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.
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7 t; {/ [; Z( H! |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. , D4 _# ?; z( S$ Y" P. m
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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5 M0 |5 \ W% T: f0 F' p"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 r N0 J$ H+ `! ` t
y( U1 e% a3 Q6 O4 S+ R"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.# Y. X5 |& g0 u! v; u
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