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9 E* E# l% I; m3 S$ s+ g u( mthank you for the news,
i6 s$ y3 A; O" d7 Yi have some news from toronto too...( `, H, s3 h3 Y6 `& M3 G
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.4 n' q8 {% l4 o( e; @/ e# d0 |! Q
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.) `9 ^# _9 w( f6 L. \
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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& M( R5 X+ l" X4 Fsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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3 L d3 ~1 G) H5 A5 }7 Mthe 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 ) k0 J" }/ ?4 A7 g. ]
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$ n6 ?! b' P, h/ B1 H5 A( p2 ZTORONTO (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.1 B# c2 K% J; H- v* r
9 g# n4 l0 T5 Y4 r/ wThe 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.4 J( t+ J. d, \+ [# B( [
; ^' C6 h& c- V; m4 m( ?3 }2 ZIt 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.". [7 @: d( N: W* G
& t8 E# L. N, I# nA 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. X7 O2 Y! x( W7 q2 T
2 l5 O+ x# L$ rElsewhere 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.- T& k! x# R& r4 S" ^$ ]' \
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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."( E& M4 T+ |4 R1 |* M' | O
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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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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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* \2 m/ c3 C1 Z"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."/ t k* T) |3 _
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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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4 W) z2 d# X1 E9 l! Y2 WThey 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. N% m; E" Y' E3 ~
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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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: }- U: N7 ~( E$ v: |' e* COfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. V: Y1 v8 j9 x% t5 _7 o7 J% {
& c6 x# Y% ]- ]" H7 K' {! oAided 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.' |% x3 q0 [$ n+ \8 _
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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.$ X# `, [( a0 s; p L3 {
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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.2 o" C" g5 Z7 T4 M3 F- r
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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. $ R, I- D0 M6 X: y+ |
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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- K$ v2 V. O3 O) W: Q0 m+ VMeanwhile 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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" b; F& d* {% q( dDuring 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. ! w" J( E; P: D& U, _8 L
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. - q* o' B& N) d' h2 V' ^
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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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