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* w# J- J: d W8 M- t0 [) Rthank you for the news,
% s+ G6 H* S( O- l) I) si have some news from toronto too...
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3 n% j. w$ f/ P) b6 n; @toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
4 k" @+ y( r$ mthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.6 `. B T7 r- u [# w3 P& p
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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$ i3 n% P5 S$ [$ I1 [6 Lhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg
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; _8 c1 J' L# q' Hsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado" L% g2 q# X: X. h* w3 s9 k
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.) R; Z! E+ m" a1 D
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; ]$ N( {* O, |/ ?& eResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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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.3 a0 ]; @6 O2 z& ~
1 o' O5 f' ?) D- ^! w' D+ ?' HThe 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."
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. X2 T5 I( B2 \; GA 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. c2 J2 L6 C7 d6 h+ l5 Z) K* T$ @
( h" q$ D, b; P" XElsewhere 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. X$ D3 }: N; K1 P! q
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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.4 [, n9 _' j. o$ u9 l5 X# B0 B1 s
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Amidst 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."% E2 ^" l+ Z$ \- a( Y/ C
8 {. g! z4 W/ a& H' D5 T" lFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.2 M* Z% F5 N$ k3 f
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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?"+ l4 S$ h; L: L1 ^* [8 A
2 R7 V$ _! }. k5 nOfficials 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./ O7 n0 u) @6 F! M% e9 P5 T0 ]! m+ E
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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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0 B! A4 d7 W# Z! R"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.$ \& S% E$ q q% Q6 p, i
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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.
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3 b+ _0 k& {1 ^) q; [1 t. ^+ lThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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0 x8 o) r. a$ D8 Z/ |) a% J( }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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4 |* Z9 a, f" }" y9 d2 E( A$ }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. / P0 C! E7 T8 [
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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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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