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) t5 ~: F) T* v8 {0 T* gthank you for the news,
2 }7 r4 X+ X, P! q) M& @i have some news from toronto too...& K' N+ x; N- R0 ?4 \8 z
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
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6 Y7 w% v2 o( H& C, rhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg
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% j7 ~+ `/ O0 S. y Wsouthwestern 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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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 8 A) ^4 B. Q- ?) ]3 p
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./ i {8 f }& I
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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.1 |9 h3 f% Y0 C
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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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% }* x% J: O8 g* o8 l1 B"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."+ F% W) {4 h6 a
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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.8 M$ E! ?+ t% s7 w% L$ i" r1 ]. F. a
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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.; C! a3 e7 M) @
* j, b* u" P7 |% H"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."' b3 ]: z9 `$ k4 M7 r
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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.8 @; Z% a6 L- W: O$ Z$ \8 X
4 Q% U! G4 r( _Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.* J# p6 G* [$ Q
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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."; l4 G( a1 j( ^/ \! r: \9 |
, ?/ D7 A( I6 g# kFergus 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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3 @* b. N a& ~. J6 u6 S( m4 UThey 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?"- m8 Y" A F" P$ o7 D; R5 `
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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.) \ i. h% x7 G& E
7 J% b( o% I- ` X$ s/ i6 n& hAided 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.. r! E/ P7 ~# s( x5 A. B/ A4 `: 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.7 f! C$ @" i% X2 ?) X
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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.1 P' A; v+ d5 v( @1 a. v
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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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6 A- H/ @& w4 ^% ~5 p" fMeanwhile 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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: B8 \- W4 L. rDuring 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. , n R1 K7 C$ r8 v
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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: P1 F; ]) j! {4 ?1 E"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. , c4 T/ Q0 ]$ u; ~/ J* k
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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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