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$ S8 G' \ Z8 Z& s8 Othank you for the news, 0 l0 n. {/ b& ^: N7 w' {
i have some news from toronto too...0 J2 T2 x1 r8 K. [: h
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.' D$ w% y1 V0 i4 Z K1 I. d: F: s
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.2 [! n0 y) `2 p+ m# @
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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" [7 {2 x$ F& Fhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg* o$ @7 y7 S: Q/ m8 s
1 w; g+ @9 }# }5 xhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg! T, U& r, y S
6 P! R7 u$ J+ b" ` y2 uhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_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.- [& C6 H( T4 @& u
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w# [' Y" {0 ]/ X+ X6 b* y ?Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET' Y C' x( L( f5 b3 S [0 ?5 }( q
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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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( N o( \0 O; [) \. {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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"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."% |( x) y! a+ ^+ }) w% B
. g% A; l8 q% F& CA 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.0 T" i3 }7 M7 R9 n7 w, p
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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.
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- v8 o) _, n- C! r) jAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.( _& m( c4 G" i
2 t+ V* X$ U( J! x# s6 U, S2 v3 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.
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6 w7 b4 l) j7 \$ g6 V' ^* h5 {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.2 [/ Z! J2 s& t, G3 T' ?6 B# A
+ M$ n- L# Z3 c9 V7 n1 a0 k9 Q"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"* {. o3 C0 `+ G/ g& I
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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.& f P3 |: T; }" a3 \9 A3 A
# H8 l" \' F% y- n% cAided 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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b w2 O) f0 z* tCoulson 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., v+ J2 T4 z9 a% J& f9 w) D
3 j2 u0 V) }7 a2 S. z"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.$ t) p" T$ [0 C: t/ t
7 o) t; _' s0 p, z3 o+ PDue 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. + Q: ]$ p" Z; l, S0 U$ b
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The 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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" Z1 L- p7 s! {- ~$ ?0 A& 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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9 y8 o% B9 M6 J+ o# i% B XBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. * U. W8 s3 c; M/ R1 B
+ {3 h# |3 C" }% ~- t) [( @. h"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. " q7 O; R& g! g B
9 P+ v5 F# n9 d' Q5 L"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.+ s. X6 v( R7 E8 ?* t5 z3 l) I
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