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- u/ R& _1 \; x. B1 T6 A* L: Jthank you for the news,
* z: a7 I& }/ A- S; q0 y6 ci have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.! O* `3 J+ q( v8 e0 l0 I
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday./ f3 p0 {. M4 V8 T# g; W9 U& u. q
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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http://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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) [* F' k8 f# r# V! w! M. ithe 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 ; d* k* i; ~" E% O1 v8 `
by: PAUL CHOI
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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.
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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.3 J; _/ Q, `: j; @6 h
& V5 y) R) V8 ?, k$ xIt 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."! Y& D0 C: D0 _" D% n( \) p V" U
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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./ y6 t$ i% Z2 u$ j
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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.0 I& x7 \- _1 V$ F/ x
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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.
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( a+ L! Y8 O1 b: X1 cAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.1 ?5 J( w: G* L; d$ }3 B& T) u: C
- T2 e. I8 S# ~& }"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.
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8 ?: ^" ~# @9 g, A( p2 V! 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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7 c! S! p/ u9 s$ o"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"2 t$ Z6 A9 W6 r; ^
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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.& B ~7 I0 ?/ g0 u
8 v& j* Q/ x* V _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.% f4 c Z' ^2 K" Q$ g
: _; Y! @1 R9 u, oCoulson 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.; }3 U. P7 G- a$ N$ ]# {
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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.$ ~. ` z; O/ t' l6 c$ S
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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. 4 S5 p( O% W, r
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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8 F) W/ n6 h. v# U" aMeanwhile 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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8 O4 e' @3 U, ~5 `% B: u, C' eBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 3 w/ R- n9 ]3 F
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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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( j6 s. J: I1 h8 T( r. S# X0 _"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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