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thank you for the news,
4 b* x, M" C! S* D6 ni have some news from toronto too...
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, X* c' y: s; G6 F5 u9 z) o/ S0 Utoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.) Y3 a# U& R0 B* L
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.! w% g' G g- Y3 W: F2 H9 U1 c
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg
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7 I H" H6 t7 |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.
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0 n: O. d8 j! [; OResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 7 R. ]2 h" ^& Q: K* ^9 l
by: PAUL CHOI
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' Q% } M1 P1 A9 ~6 f j* i0 _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.: [- r |* E$ S5 n
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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.% T% J3 Y2 B- L
- G2 ~2 C _: F% ~) L1 k0 I6 A' H0 k"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."# a7 f, D3 N" c* s+ K6 t2 ~' j
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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., V5 Q3 m0 y/ n
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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., {: m3 m6 c. o$ g% T( G4 h
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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."* ?& W) M% A2 F9 ~" d2 ]' x% Q
+ L' W9 l) N$ 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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5 w* Z. M, i* r! u7 J; R% OAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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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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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.3 [/ I' H7 Y) \" H
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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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$ Z$ Y0 r- `3 f. H# y"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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( f( ^7 H8 O( Q% R* u8 C# M: IOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.$ H& H- S" D$ @# a/ o
, L2 K% O4 E$ E) k: J jAided 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.* J* B* g9 \. g3 H A
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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. 9 R1 n" I5 ]% \' z, u! e3 y
- y7 o& {! T/ T8 dThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 3 V( Z" }5 X* Y0 s/ r# q$ Z$ h
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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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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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|* R% R* {7 A' O. l3 o4 KBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ; d# \1 G2 L$ m T7 `. o
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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. $ F5 [* Z- c* f2 E0 {- t5 x
4 u0 ~* a' }# d) h9 x"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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