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% Y% F% K) |9 w% X& _thank you for the news, ( q, l; q) `/ X3 _5 X+ A, H
i have some news from toronto too...
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9 `; m+ y; k6 M7 b" J Ytoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.) o( A: ?4 }, e: l. N( `; i6 F8 E
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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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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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 8 k+ o; c1 u. w/ C* u7 D1 P( v4 f1 U
by: PAUL CHOI
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. ]. G3 j) K8 R$ S/ ]1 wTORONTO (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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( O6 r0 B3 [2 m0 ~- |4 G4 q4 `2 J% n 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.4 k; @5 A5 N5 J7 i7 o
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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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"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.5 k* x3 J- ]; s) Z( m
5 E! Y3 j. E Q- k2 _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.": K: b" l! s0 @5 _
' ^5 u' i4 @7 mOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.! g4 u6 e5 |0 f, B
* K) \' R2 ?& _$ U) r5 S; ZAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.: {. @3 l5 T/ A
2 ^) E/ `8 L. `1 n! v"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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7 a1 v, n) G9 E! MFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.% S( f+ y. e; g+ {5 q r9 J' W w
6 Y5 {- [0 z( D1 x( ~, JThey 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.
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. n9 z0 l. \/ m; R"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?": `1 e" `, Y# a6 \) ?+ D; o
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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.9 d/ o( I2 t: G; y3 V* _3 q
" Z2 w7 z2 ]! f0 }+ v$ l; c R: ~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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/ i; W5 D) N3 z; iDue 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. / F# Q/ A+ C8 z/ `% ^
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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. % ]/ t- ^: ?6 ^ G/ i$ K
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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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