|
- 帖子
- 6547
- 精華
- 0
- 威望
- 188
- 魅力
- 0
- 讚好
- 0
|
2#
發表於 2005-8-21 08:10 AM
| 只看該作者
: @' A) `: O$ ~. S; c% I! \, z; h
" d6 e5 V! Y4 G% h1 x. v T( S$ Z7 U9 Q
thank you for the news,
; i& D( E9 [+ t* J8 U; ?2 bi have some news from toronto too...
: g" c1 e+ O8 T
: o! o1 T2 I3 ~8 h. Qtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.6 U( x! X! L- X& {6 ~2 `5 J" i8 Z2 h: n, i
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
) C8 [5 [6 e2 u1 Vhttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
8 Z7 Y. V d5 p, Z2 _
" B+ P- Y1 W$ m" j2 Fhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg
( c& z8 t& L2 _, T, p1 N/ r# `# K6 ]# o
http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg
( S; ]9 }* B+ a6 N! C7 W
# k5 o% h' p; Q6 W2 v$ |3 R2 rhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg/ t! e+ h! ~* n) \% X
% q* b Z6 W4 Y% [/ hsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
0 |" l' ^7 n$ o1 B% @4 N
* S% }( V6 |; I. T/ R! M/ o" q7 J,
- I! W- |+ D1 |9 n5 M; D/ _: C4 U7 c6 N
the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.% T/ D3 Y4 k7 ~- z, E+ S8 t! I
# s. q+ \* K) A) X, J( O2 l
( j( y' Q# {% B6 p! j- N***********************************************************
, Y& k! ^9 F1 ?) J3 N) o$ KResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
1 W# p# I8 M W( J' [by: PAUL CHOI & ~4 h3 Y$ P4 [" V' K F
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
7 J3 v! W5 w4 ]/ i8 s- c, {3 N5 b I. A" ^! Z; O
! F# Q3 `5 j0 g: ATORONTO (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.; V" I+ l7 S6 D; ~ L" o
1 U+ u5 X6 @- z: j" |
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.
: a) G- V: {0 e1 V8 W3 C) P- \" i7 J2 a& x8 u- @& M7 ?# m
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.$ @/ f% O) E7 P3 [: t! _- c
* \+ ?1 s( D( a; ^& o7 r
"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."" L+ y5 ]. t7 D( H
3 c& q, I& v; i4 d5 G. n# d# jA 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.
( W+ [ V8 a+ I" M L/ R
& H2 E0 |9 `& L+ p& I C, vElsewhere 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.( j' s9 F1 N# F
8 c) g2 m1 S9 g6 c1 `% M"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."
2 B& _' I9 G2 O. _: u9 @3 Q: Q8 s
0 H) J6 K" @, U- XOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.
# [4 a+ Q: i& W. B5 I$ e( ~( b: \$ i/ R# A! H1 z* M; D0 i. [
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
0 ^$ l/ T: |! W" J6 O+ Z' B, t9 j9 A
"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.": v3 Y1 x( H/ V: B+ k5 S e) ~6 S8 @
% |6 n7 F& t5 K C1 W
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.( ~9 G8 `. O2 P. f) I/ \4 p) m
' Z8 [$ q M, v0 Q2 E+ N/ o
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 N* f5 X2 P! ^
/ o. K1 Q7 `' X"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"* g. s+ s# ?+ m/ a0 R( ?
# v7 @9 h* H& W6 WOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.
1 s5 W: \$ O7 K* R- L4 ~7 T7 h) P: _ x/ x
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.
( ^1 z$ a; r- T. K3 I
, e5 z! T% Y* d8 DCoulson 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.
( E/ n5 m5 R/ B+ G5 O/ w% w& l! U- F o
"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.
* {/ A7 |7 h% D6 D9 w8 M% w
+ b" ]- o% o5 {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 ]4 j: y- K B+ b2 @. v
; F0 `5 ~2 w5 o; P+ _5 rThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
/ A4 O2 d+ B$ n( Y$ C1 S/ y) v/ [/ |: Z; [
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. 5 [' X0 B, R9 ~
5 v" w/ ^$ e2 N- Z& t& H/ x BDuring 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.
. A/ Z9 R/ ] R4 i2 R! c) Z3 k! l# _- U! K3 {0 O
But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ( o5 q' Q, _: h' G i
1 {1 \+ i+ _$ u1 g"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. ' z+ J% }2 k0 E. U
! t$ A. x3 }! d5 E* ]. a% D"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.
- F Z9 ?+ c& h+ A
_, y! i* |( @4 ^& N5 ]******************************************************************** |
|
