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thank you for the news,
- z9 L0 ~2 x' zi have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.! l' @& r) V* S4 X9 V
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.& G7 x2 F8 n9 I5 \* }3 j5 H
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado# W( L+ u- A( \ j
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage./ y: n) T- ^: ]% i
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado |5 v% Q# a' G$ v4 I; `9 m! p
by: PAUL CHOI 9 r& v+ m( F9 p" O/ e. M
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET7 b o. R7 V* g2 a% m+ f- m: a
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/ @: n( S; P% p C! m6 R+ {0 HTORONTO (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.
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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.% W3 Q7 H8 r6 M6 _: N4 p1 p5 ^
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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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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.1 F% F" C$ z& {( v- J
2 A2 t/ y6 R0 o4 p3 g* BElsewhere 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." ?; G6 B& S* H. i2 v! B* L
4 a; E; Z, F i4 F/ P+ X"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.5 b8 a4 [" |% O3 |
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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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."3 a/ L7 ^7 n' J' U" d
3 i+ { ~- ~) @; Q+ G+ jFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.' Z! q6 g, e( q
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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.8 ?4 ^/ a8 e( e$ C
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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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# s0 q; ]4 j( v5 z# a, TOfficials 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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- G" u1 T3 k' `! j; F% }! 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.9 }& z8 e4 A2 H/ Z5 j) j. a
% i; D" I% ~3 b% M3 ]1 d2 ?( ^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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"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.9 u5 j/ J& R, i& I1 ]* L
. b* J3 g n* p7 pDue 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. ! h0 r( u9 { B4 d
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ( H9 {1 J5 g( H# t+ h
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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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+ D0 t$ V5 j- J% O$ M& LDuring 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. ! {+ `# I7 Y: n- X
5 n: L6 L. |2 f) W: U4 B# p, Y9 eBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. " T. V7 X. Z% W0 P
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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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"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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