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thank you for the news, / a8 O5 c* @% M! Z9 O/ Q+ ]* I! ^/ u( p
i have some news from toronto too...
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; j" H2 G5 W a+ Y. L; `toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!." ?$ ^* Z" w8 q- I
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.: _% L" g. z7 j* Y: ~: i4 z' D6 d
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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0 w, ^9 G% M% Whttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg7 d& ]3 v& k( K# {$ H" \3 M$ @% p8 }
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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+ K" p- F2 V: p, D8 i) q
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado* {+ G: n1 a1 ~
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. ` y5 u1 P6 Q! d0 s8 Uthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage./ k/ O+ O; Q& t/ p3 N+ F* \
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S1 j0 m& c8 m) S! X8 eResidents 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./ U& }# z( {3 X; l5 {# t" P8 k
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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.0 g$ k3 L+ V6 w1 m' 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.7 o, q8 c s o
. H* W+ T9 r) r% V+ B z"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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$ L4 \6 l" u, M: R1 iA 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.% m. z7 g* R4 e
8 c* m0 k% U) L: w"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.
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6 t2 ?1 m1 t5 y" U6 }Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.( ]+ D( t' U/ V. t8 r4 T
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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."4 E6 s; R' T" W
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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.6 i$ E8 o4 r8 b. X6 Z; D, v
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"; O2 i6 E6 A% A% `4 {. C
1 B+ t" m3 a+ j5 @0 E3 o9 K2 dOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.% m$ g6 e n4 E
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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.% s* h7 q' A, [( {6 }$ a$ m$ ^
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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." B4 P- p. g4 ~+ b1 q, A: l
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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.7 n3 `2 C9 ^2 i2 H# N \3 N
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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. 8 W/ q2 |1 R+ |4 k& X" a6 m! p
5 l' a. `/ r3 T4 H! o& ~The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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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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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. # H7 z; C4 J3 B' v3 U
5 a6 q9 b* z; U& Y- P! q- iBut 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.
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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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