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$ T" ^8 k- r6 u) I1 `2 _. a& g/ kthank you for the news, , y: R! }0 @4 D; O I
i have some news from toronto too...
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( ~2 o3 H: \3 @+ H: o7 c8 Qtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
" ^! P5 J7 c0 c E& A! kthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.5 i4 S( Q' y6 d
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% J5 X* W% O. ]http://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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& H5 R/ Q/ L) n& A. athe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.0 L2 {+ n2 A/ [9 f, I8 s: g. h4 ~
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado , J% ~& x9 q( [
by: PAUL CHOI
! }9 ^: K0 p: r7 ^2 f: B! o+ ZSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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+ p* F* l' b/ W1 gTORONTO (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.2 |3 ~) d0 {6 a4 }
c/ q, d) ^; }3 O2 [8 Y+ 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.
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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." v: @; K! E9 V
9 |6 i/ M4 m% x2 R; 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.") _ ]' y. U; I3 p
: |" s1 Y' t5 p$ |. ?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.
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- o9 ~. n# O" C# M6 U; mElsewhere 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.7 }2 s- k5 r# K! _. g0 N
& r- F. S; z. B: u$ Y* 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.2 i3 u% c- i& r
/ I- M7 v/ _7 S+ S! ]9 V: q2 yAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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! V6 [ \. c8 x5 U"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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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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9 x. u' P7 S/ ^' g, \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.
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5 G) A9 m; ]% S- ?# `9 k9 B U P"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"( e, `' I1 M" H
4 p! H7 S+ R8 K6 K. i- C- s0 u1 POfficials 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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0 k6 P" S, ]0 K, ?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 M2 \. B/ S6 P4 |7 }
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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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4 ~& X$ Q9 b6 g5 u) ?) m( j& s"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.( t& A, d5 e; L# l0 E/ F' x# C
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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.
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5 {6 w6 V3 ?& c, sMeanwhile 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. 4 O: ^; c' i- D- f5 _( }
3 ?. A$ B' X7 g5 k# Z( @6 B: rBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ) h4 G( E. M5 \# `4 {
% v7 C$ a2 D! Y$ ^"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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! B1 z1 J3 i$ _6 ]0 F"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.( ~) }8 R& G$ `: u7 r1 ]
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