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thank you for the news, ' v r7 y- ~2 n
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!!!.: G1 V8 h& P4 z" y% k
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg
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5 c/ P8 [+ p2 w# S( F" ~( Ssouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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: H( f, ^+ s. b2 K. A% Othe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.# W8 M4 C% G1 x
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% V. F) e* Q3 PResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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8 F) I. N+ p# [% J, H% lTORONTO (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.* i+ t0 P0 k7 O3 I1 s
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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.3 E7 \5 O, i6 f/ g* Q
; Q0 `% _( s% K6 E& V% E/ ]. m, [% lIt 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."; D( f' }4 I* R/ m0 g+ w! `
5 P% S& m4 ?1 i4 n/ a9 \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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6 {4 n! K3 \7 v$ S8 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.! L/ ]* N# H$ r: h8 H. i2 P& a
" u( ?* A- W; h+ q"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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( e7 Z3 i! w* h8 ]& N2 z0 {/ Z/ yOn 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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% ?1 }9 A0 c* Q/ PAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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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."( c: O8 p4 u5 f- o
7 N& i* I4 O! @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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6 q2 _" m6 r0 i: }* sThey 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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/ k$ G9 K4 y0 M0 k9 ^"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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; {- }6 `0 b9 ~0 P T( |' _Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.7 h1 C# P, D! ~8 ?4 F& [9 o' K7 ^0 z
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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.
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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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"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. y% g$ n5 p# e; n# Z- r
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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. % V4 ]9 Q! J4 _2 E
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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. $ }5 c6 f! ~9 S& c5 S' M5 s
9 W0 }+ Z9 c9 C6 F) k. P4 V& u. y: yBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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1 T3 [0 G5 _2 T3 {/ X5 g8 Q# I"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. ' F1 |3 T) K4 k
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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.9 |* ?% T1 p* Q6 K2 j6 {& z# I
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