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# K8 }1 i# c H0 O8 O, [: Wthank you for the news,
+ K1 l3 \, S2 D4 t! k! Ti have some news from toronto too...
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" D- J4 a! b1 u' S/ |- V# B! H7 Htoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.8 C5 `* b) _5 D' }( k, M" T. Y
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.* J! d9 E& x, C1 A
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg
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3 F" O' R5 ~7 {! q- S. \/ `! M5 jhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_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.: V! H' c) R+ h. O: a
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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* y+ B z) F n& kTORONTO (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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0 j1 \8 _. Z( u: U8 fThe 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./ h+ n% q2 h& f9 v
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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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9 j z) D p8 [% L/ @3 M5 ?"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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# `4 Q4 v3 R! ~8 J' ^/ M7 N8 LA 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.
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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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, G# j3 ~: O8 d9 j5 |On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.( s7 H+ V6 G$ O5 q7 W6 X
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.% }# u! d+ Q4 t0 {
+ d) Y/ H `# R: G* |3 ` Q"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."' K( K; k8 {, U* N0 B: | t
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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.4 ~- }$ S: Y1 y' q6 t
+ c: @" X$ V- _5 n4 vThey 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.9 G9 f7 ~' t0 E! a( `
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?": f4 P1 b$ v+ O! G7 ?$ Y
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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.$ w: @- P4 Y# X: @% [$ S
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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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"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.6 H1 ~, l8 Z3 ], E3 [7 [5 ?! e; V: B
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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. 5 c* O; _- J( W# t- w0 t' M6 k
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/ E' v$ Y9 o. }: d0 QMeanwhile 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. ! W6 c" B# _8 `0 t \: T9 j6 m
- C7 K( v9 S }- b/ D* SDuring 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. : b# _: W0 \: Q7 ?' @+ l
: C* ]# u( W. V, {* L: f6 o4 p1 OBut 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. 2 N4 q% r. {% V$ Y) F2 t2 Z- W
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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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