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2 R( |! b% ~ E( X2 \ i8 Ithank you for the news, 7 X: d+ K& r- G( C1 g5 n3 y
i have some news from toronto too...1 o% W5 c; B: L2 h$ v/ M
; e9 c M( N- n! btoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!./ L4 H! L) t% f8 n( v. Q! j
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.% i9 t/ O2 W3 A/ p2 V4 [
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg
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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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# t/ {# h$ o. F0 Cthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.# _1 }" o8 j; e+ b
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# V6 H! a7 l# nResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 5 O# R. h4 h0 o) t
by: PAUL CHOI
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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.3 o! A8 A; N( S8 L$ u, Q m: q) h0 a( B2 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.
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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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2 _) ~( X- T$ X, g5 b"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."- C+ t! X7 P! ]8 f
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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.- K/ t, P3 g; y" I1 R
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Elsewhere 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.
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; A: V# y) N9 F2 P, C, L) L( 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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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.$ ` ]1 L6 e4 A" x% `4 y
z9 |, ~+ \9 V- a* g; p"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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7 r" B3 O9 F9 n7 VFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.0 S3 {$ s; ?" O1 p' _3 |6 i8 I8 {
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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?"! m( [! Z- N# |3 x
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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.
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; [% X8 D/ d/ r: [/ d8 w% _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.& k% `- ^3 D ]9 c" }) n
- U' w0 }! H% ^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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p; M# X; c m+ n"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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4 {9 P! S s; g3 J* A' G* HDue 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. % i3 i7 ~6 E0 d- f* q- ^. s1 ^
+ \; E# E& |9 }( f3 WThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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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. % K* o( K1 r+ ]4 D3 ^
. P+ ]# w7 C8 E4 j+ e4 N5 qDuring 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. ) j4 A+ Y- ^2 O& h( j9 I2 c, Y
! A, q3 T$ ?7 k8 E/ v4 jBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ( ~" P p6 T' V, y- o/ O* m( ^
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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. 7 U; d2 P) w! U' N7 C
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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.- E1 s! U6 @; S. E
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