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6 w1 C5 K: N& P' V7 tthank you for the news, / E4 |. s( Z: n! w4 c
i have some news from toronto too...
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" x" V! H' n. D* Z, ~+ Ctoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!./ H( o5 P, {$ j f0 e
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.5 I% L9 ]% t* d- |, X1 G# O9 \* m
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* T% F$ l0 ^& N+ E7 N5 a/ d1 Yhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg
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* M: _% Q* O) ~% v) H0 Nsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado& l( n" { Z' i2 ]+ l; Z- K" r& z
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.6 t) s4 f+ |9 j8 k
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! F" I% G# F$ y zResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET( d" i$ z% E9 X. v. M4 N
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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.
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3 ]. S+ \2 f4 q3 I9 dThe 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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+ L5 j% K( H+ ?- t/ x3 H1 s"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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' v1 U" Q* Y e/ uA 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.
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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.! t; Z! N# k& ?0 e% q6 L, D5 O
! a7 x' |8 @% p6 J1 K( 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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$ [' Q( b: q" w1 uOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.5 v' j) g6 i( k- V
! n4 l: H% Y" z) tAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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) z8 s' P( D. G, L5 s: i"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."& m! [3 R( B3 q5 a$ V
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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.' r+ p" f' i7 i- ]' h
* ?. e# @: u3 {% L: L5 S7 jThey 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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/ |/ w2 u3 \4 Y6 G$ o) COfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.0 `: H3 X2 c7 P# x
0 P4 E- q G3 q# B5 v3 H* @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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# _+ n: ^2 t j" q9 g9 F+ HCoulson 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 k. q; H# H6 \7 K7 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., h) i6 c, T5 F$ i
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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 t0 ~# h( T: l1 L
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ) y& ^! `- {2 u( R$ v& f
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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. 3 y6 w2 O0 M; r. B* ]" z6 f
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During 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. / H/ x* X$ U, [4 [' S* m y/ \
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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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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, t+ f7 A8 i, d6 Y0 u1 R"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." K! R7 b( Q# i0 W
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