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! z# b( B& b' \9 j' z, l+ g6 O7 @0 lthank you for the news, . z' J& i% D& @+ m0 a
i have some news from toronto too...% Y2 k1 s4 q, k0 ?2 E8 _: C$ s
: \( a' W0 x( htoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.* y3 M8 I4 d- H4 k4 u3 |. L1 t
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.8 ~6 v+ V3 i) m% @
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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" _. @$ d# X" G3 Phttp://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: i: Y, D& v0 Q& U
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado( h0 c8 h* u, R& U
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+ n& F8 c, k8 k1 {) Rthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.# e+ H* w4 \2 n
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. G ^5 K6 S' V dResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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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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! s' e9 R! J% C. `( bThe 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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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.9 ?9 k4 n6 t( ~6 I* P( M
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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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/ c- A4 T3 P" I8 f! h0 |' c8 s5 D9 vA 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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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.9 v* w( g, N @3 D5 b9 ~, ^
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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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3 x" [, y, r$ i. b% tOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.) p3 j8 E( S4 s+ l
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.6 _3 X. E' Y& g; s! i/ f
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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."( U: N- C( h- t0 j
0 u) z; }0 B0 [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. R' }8 S: M: E4 G" J' ~
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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.2 y$ ^. H, I$ i* [) E
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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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.
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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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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.
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9 J; ], t: I+ f6 x" {+ 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.
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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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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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& }# X$ c. V3 s2 {! a9 M# a, F+ NMeanwhile 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. - x0 M& p; ^3 o0 a' h: i
4 \% T( c- P9 {& z8 r& i7 ?: oDuring 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. , Q3 K9 Y+ a, x8 z
# |9 {$ d; x: a lBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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/ A& U: ~4 }. \1 \. t/ f9 z) M+ V"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.4 {, F$ k+ H0 V; [
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