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thank you for the news, & {- w+ ]& E. G2 o; M+ [. [
i have some news from toronto too...; b" ~2 P& S! Z O+ }2 z
N3 }" F' }4 \3 Etoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
8 G' v, r- u3 ?/ s$ }these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.( x5 q8 h0 V0 s1 q9 ]
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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# u8 L: B7 B" b' ^3 D4 zhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg. N9 k" C8 t. |$ V. p1 U+ z
) f% V1 Z/ ^% @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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6 {& [9 A) B8 d5 A8 S: F' M d% Csouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado* z1 ] y, v/ Y9 W/ Q
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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1 c( P8 }' Q# EResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 7 v6 v( T% Z+ [5 Q5 @
by: PAUL CHOI 3 C/ E+ L( J: W$ u# Y
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET( R I3 ?! [* i! y; `1 I1 I
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1 u& T, C: C6 JTORONTO (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.2 k( b/ B# W& }+ `5 @$ o; p$ x# `
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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.
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" k: ~; s/ ?8 L( C5 J' `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.7 m9 u* i" E5 `) y
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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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' `" V5 \# J# K7 T# hA 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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1 [+ Z: ]* s* `& J* aElsewhere 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.
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+ l$ V: M8 O5 z; u5 ~"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."2 M/ Y& b& Q/ [' j2 Y5 ?+ q7 Z& n* d
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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., j9 ]/ P) }/ k$ i* Q, a7 e7 n7 T+ W
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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8 q1 u0 l7 K, d9 a: J"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.") j6 Y m) S L7 C% Q _ o
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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.+ ^3 l7 m* I& U N
4 B e. H" R! K5 t4 c. O) d"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"- O- X* x6 | z& g& l/ c
z( F& L* I. k( q" J% n0 [Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.' g9 E3 ~& O# }! M1 }" y
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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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5 B% D( Y: [2 J* ECoulson 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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"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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6 k+ H3 r/ v) T2 m \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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& W8 S$ z% h9 w2 f1 ]2 `6 E( cThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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$ y c! L; ?+ l T8 ~! |5 JMeanwhile 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. 9 j# h, f7 x0 J) t' r
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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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$ T/ G0 p. G5 D. b1 P/ G$ \& v: SBut 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. ; o: g2 v, `) t3 m4 j
* D7 y) W" x: X$ v7 L"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./ b6 @* }* j4 a- S
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