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$ r$ W. u; z+ w8 D# _ b* d* a2 ethank you for the news,
- Z3 X# `* r# fi have some news from toronto too...: V1 m5 ^! w8 b; o# _( q4 p
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
: P. D4 ^. k4 Q' B3 vthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.9 K9 Y9 S0 o/ C7 j6 t6 g/ E
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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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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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4 a% L9 k3 }# gResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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5 O3 Z- P3 ^8 X/ R; M r/ tTORONTO (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.! Y$ ~! e4 b$ h/ a5 {9 x
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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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) x# T5 M! U) h8 }"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.' C' V+ X/ K' T9 U S4 u
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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 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.( P# B P6 w! u& H! b+ |7 C, ~
; F8 X( P; K& R D1 B: o2 c7 W6 w1 zAmidst 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."
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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.! n- ~3 @% _: U; b) h2 b: E& l
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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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0 f* e. B0 h R$ UOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.( y3 a Z! G6 @& x2 r
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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.6 {9 a1 h+ D+ r- R
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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. 2 e' h$ p, V2 c# y& E" `
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ! H2 G; a7 f! @1 G
; g0 G D5 r6 L% g+ @$ `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. " E- ]1 _( d1 S# w
5 [4 r2 N6 J" KDuring 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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1 ^1 e! ^: m( n# TBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. + P ?. {; U3 m( G
. g+ W3 e! ` e0 v"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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