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thank you for the news, ) M2 i' e3 w# \" n1 D
i have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.* Y, X0 `, J, j( v
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.! J# \" c% I6 M0 k+ ?
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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/ ` H, _4 u9 Osouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado7 X- D F* U$ h
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- ^" f0 \4 x* J$ T/ ?the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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1 G2 r% s M% f+ p1 \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.
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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.% \, z" |6 ]5 l6 Z
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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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" G, z) I, ~/ r' u"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.2 Q: ]6 V- r4 d9 l7 Y
2 h, N( u3 ]# N3 @# OElsewhere 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. e9 z; o9 d. X: W6 r% ]
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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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4 B% q3 g3 E% L( e' MOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.; T$ h' j$ W# |3 @
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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# C" p% I# d# G7 M. v/ h$ W, L"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."5 {4 A0 E! b3 A% ~& O
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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.1 \( z5 b! Z4 ~" T; K6 }
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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.
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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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.2 g8 T9 x; q+ y# }* U9 s
3 y. B+ B( y. G* I3 [1 `: FAided 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.: _. b; e3 K9 u2 P1 I
0 w. a* b; T R) o' }! s5 k6 cCoulson 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.
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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. * R7 P8 y: w& Z1 c3 g3 {
8 {' f. V: H8 T3 _5 c9 IThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. , D7 V" n% _( |9 \; h1 [' g" f; h
) i: n+ g& w9 L. y6 h6 FMeanwhile 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. * }! l. h' l2 y+ `, [/ q8 n- \$ O
7 I2 H2 Y& L: m- c" l4 K% ?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.
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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. D* n% z0 {: X8 s- I3 }"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. # S6 Y$ b# b: h5 u
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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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