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thank you for the news, . [- y8 I: @& L0 W( n; T- Z0 b
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!!!.
8 j- T& a- y1 C) b( Q* @* Bthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.$ t) v1 \$ T# R% N0 g
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_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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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado . a% z5 Y* Q' i3 p
by: PAUL CHOI " R5 _1 y2 J+ z7 c1 h( m' e
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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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.6 U& \; h( b# f( @
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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.5 E7 y9 ^! c, ~, r" ?5 y0 {; B
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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.3 w1 N, p8 @$ u* v: I
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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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4 v$ r) B; m# NOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand./ b4 y. {- ^6 ]% N8 Y( F) {
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.4 `$ k) ^' {/ C4 _5 R) D
3 ]( o4 ]- h% q9 { ^3 `0 q/ U"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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, M- t6 @+ |/ L( y1 ~3 \' MFergus 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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0 D8 r% }9 g& _/ {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.! J& k z/ R: o
0 \3 w. P( g2 m" x4 c"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"0 K, _; g; a) h8 h! t5 ~9 B9 i
$ I- T" [9 s$ Y3 HOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. T4 Z' w& E% K: F8 e7 v1 ?
6 [4 w+ f) M- L0 D6 FAided 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.( o+ ?7 a: ~# J' x/ ]. P
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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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3 |$ G9 Z' K. ~4 ]$ s b2 {( c( W! B"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. " P9 a% A* X4 s/ w
, s- x0 J# F w# u# YThe 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.
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4 y6 T* m7 p& a* p3 E9 g' ODuring 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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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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/ m6 E6 ]" _/ B5 X% l! ~1 |. T* ]"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 |! ^* s ] _2 W1 m
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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.& j6 [: \* | F8 y1 ?0 H; L
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