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; E* c( @* H& l, uthank you for the news, ; d0 U; v; F2 N6 q8 F4 r
i have some news from toronto too...
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' ]6 ^- I% u% y4 a3 ptoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
) I. @$ E6 `( \8 u7 F* Zthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.4 G9 l) D$ ]* e1 i
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 tornado/ F1 u0 d% R6 r' {# G* a
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9 b# o6 J* { t1 M* ^" i! z) Y, ethe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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/ ]/ m" k" A, Z+ E7 U) [" {/ n/ KTORONTO (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.# g7 w. `1 L8 b! X% B* W( |' 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.9 ]/ u) ]; t0 ?" p
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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.- n$ U1 L# E% A! ]
' z! \0 F1 o% w"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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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.
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" _" u0 ~2 l* e* R! G# u/ N* nElsewhere 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.1 K& S& K. g2 I7 ?3 U4 l
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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."; q6 i; U# L: o t: F
. k4 v7 Z) F9 P) r6 Q) t& vOn 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 g* L! \' @* z+ ~. s) aAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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6 Q% O! d B5 X$ `"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."! L" O& @) F' F. w
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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.
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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.4 W p0 J2 \$ ~; j- J6 O& c0 J. w
( b# j% H6 D, K* I"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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) z7 o+ M- x: Y! s' x+ U3 k7 POfficials 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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& Q! ~9 @" h- H! S, M) A3 z% D"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.) {! E$ x" i! f) O+ ?$ k) c
) X+ Y" u$ ]( j- ?4 o& l7 O6 _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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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. + d6 [) U ^4 F: Y9 H5 u- O
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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. % q X. {5 j$ E& d8 C v
5 U0 c2 a0 i, {7 d1 A; t+ S9 x' WBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. + z# I: y! ^$ v
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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." J# H- V+ N) O# d1 @: y
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