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thank you for the news, 1 O' Y/ B( R+ w0 Z$ g
i have some news from toronto too...
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0 p: u! J. \; Gtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.: t) C; [. z- r, b
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.$ h+ l w% [& B9 f2 N
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& ?4 c J& |. A
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_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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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado $ a! N6 ^, m% D4 v
by: PAUL CHOI 9 M5 d. g/ f, S# [
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.
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1 j' J+ c( f4 I; E* m: ~6 TThe 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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% R0 i3 T3 p ^9 kIt 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.6 R; R7 D, \7 D
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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."& b" Q7 T; |, V# O9 `' z) q
. N' j/ v: {% n' jA 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% G3 S; X* E6 o. b g
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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.# G V/ A( L' N& @" @: Z2 U
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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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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.1 s5 o0 g+ c! B/ f
5 V, @3 n- C! y/ U1 K5 I4 ?"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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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.6 S; t- D9 ^% b& l7 h# ~. @- K
$ L$ Q: r$ m0 V, B"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"( l. ~3 I! w- Y$ s2 m* H; L$ X
4 v( m% M3 i" P! EOfficials 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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2 I+ L' I* f' X3 H7 b/ @% xAided 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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; H5 L6 c: P& m# [* V! [4 P1 e# [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.% G, _4 ~* j7 l B4 R( N
: e4 ? G8 D1 h6 s# i3 S+ N0 o9 v"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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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. + e0 S; ?9 o( r) Y. o9 w, E
: z9 ^3 M. z/ zThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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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. : A L9 ]* ^ u0 Y J; W* D
0 Y+ F% p. G c! {+ B* w: DBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ( _6 r9 \. B" j5 K+ i% d; l1 n+ q
9 f; T6 Q. @& f2 K" d6 l"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.2 _* p- e, F: r6 k7 s% d* x
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