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+ ]2 A! j9 R, g; Uthank you for the news, 4 M+ T8 w6 o6 M! o5 | R- j% K
i have some news from toronto too...5 S1 O ?* f* l% j6 N
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.( C2 Y. Q$ R' |& \, L
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.2 Z8 `4 m& G) z
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i) Z: H* I1 _) J' c: F; t6 Mhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_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.
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~) |! ]& H/ r1 ^; r. LResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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/ ~, m/ V9 N( [) o$ b9 tSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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2 z1 P- S) i; v C2 ^$ ITORONTO (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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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.$ f1 V. `3 {( [5 a/ r0 X
/ e% ^. k: X5 A( iIt 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.: p( b4 R6 X& i9 c+ z/ P
5 ^5 Z! K: M3 U"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 S9 o- k/ W) q/ y2 s! FA 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.' |9 b; d9 t5 B9 |
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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.
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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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On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.3 b$ l7 S+ n D& ]
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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P/ F* m5 A6 n9 w6 B( c"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."* U' R0 F$ @* ~% Z9 K7 D
( z/ p7 E0 b3 T ]3 eFergus 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 v5 J* E9 _& d
9 h2 M, p- J; z3 c7 V7 AThey 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?"3 k8 b" x- d+ F9 [ q
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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.& J L, o# _6 S4 Y# k1 q
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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." X& o: f, ], t
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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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+ z$ ` j- P1 s S' {% D# ? h4 tDue 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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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. + \4 I/ c; p w$ f- \0 k/ R6 K
& t2 [3 x }% v ? q& k+ y8 C+ hMeanwhile 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 X" Q; v' p5 [3 G2 ], vDuring 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. ! P( ~% V- s4 o9 H
. Q; X0 T- `, t) e- ]0 G: iBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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+ q4 |: ~/ F( y; }5 t6 X"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. # U1 U) \( f9 y+ B1 G. j
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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.8 L% m2 D% t7 n, @
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