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2 {4 _* H1 S5 i* t. ]5 H9 ^thank you for the news,
4 O$ b( o- E( P# g, M3 n# Ki have some news from toronto too...
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% N9 _% R% |( {! A1 }toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.( S, m* k1 A. |/ `6 t: P( F
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg
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4 R. L2 H. {) ]( ?* w5 d; F6 wsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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& @1 d9 @6 A4 P1 @the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.. L8 Z- Z3 F$ ^" P2 k
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% {5 R1 K, [3 R' MResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET4 X: W* @) U c" X; n% l
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8 B5 V0 q: w1 l2 |% _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.
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+ |) X& I4 ]8 y: Z0 c& ~) a3 `8 f& K k3 NIt 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.+ a0 v1 G, v3 ]! K- [. F3 m
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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."
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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.4 m0 u% {) h" d' Y5 I' l
. C2 I* Z8 L& J: `0 W+ TElsewhere 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.0 f( _3 v; [ J. I3 m9 i
|+ n9 H* U9 B) l5 m2 I, J- r, C"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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5 L& s0 K7 Z* I {; oOn 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.0 S* H, `3 Q! }8 \5 a9 o
6 E" Q$ Q n+ ]7 z* I; T"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.7 d0 }! c% t" Q4 m
9 {. p# M5 y) C! j6 A* Y9 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.
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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.
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3 z: i$ y! p d3 b! IAided 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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3 A0 W2 K% V1 m4 Z2 u ECoulson 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.9 I$ h) A' b) L) e; Y* w3 d: y
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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.
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. - ?3 w+ L9 f# C$ J" L
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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. : b0 h( `- Z3 o! H
& h; K8 X, C+ O$ fDuring 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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% w8 M2 P( V T+ C4 I j2 HBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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1 B+ }& z, |3 b4 o"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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