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) Y& }$ j" u4 a- s" ?- lthank you for the news, 0 q- N" b# Y1 O& X9 B4 Z6 V: V
i have some news from toronto too...+ i9 q+ u# A+ {7 H6 n/ m
. j; m! x5 F* j# Mtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. I) u0 _5 i+ u" J5 Z
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.' `2 e4 H$ X, S% e. P
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg8 v4 W8 P. d2 }$ t8 n- F5 E+ e
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg
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. N5 V Q2 U$ ]8 I4 Ahttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg
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8 [7 Y" s9 _) }! c5 }9 y) Nsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado% D/ Z; W& F( i/ y6 b. N; n+ a# @
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7 P. v: b% w4 g( d3 Zthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.3 V8 K& j; z* W# K; W! a4 ]
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! H% N" r9 x7 SResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 7 l* V* E& ?" s3 E3 a8 U# k
by: PAUL CHOI
0 o. q( n) j. C! I. W9 qSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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: Z- V; E; w: w: n# M# ~. _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.- k' k7 E+ i: p- U& L
: r. J/ j! V# d2 }: ~! ^- \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.9 @- \3 m" u1 b: s4 M; W
( C; {+ g$ @, n8 O- q2 N"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.5 n7 J& e) z9 Q: E% A; b
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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.6 z" |5 J7 ^5 b
1 K8 r' A1 b+ T# B# Q& b"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."* _7 T, p5 D1 F; H
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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. ~ ]; W4 F1 o& S5 B+ u9 S
$ u) G( S8 i7 Y5 l# b5 T _ 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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. s. |' h3 ~9 i& Q+ R: I8 X+ xFergus 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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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.
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1 Q+ g* ]( A, y, n$ \& z"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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, a3 y) I. X& nOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.5 J$ d; |' z* L5 G' s7 j' q2 A
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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.) l" d4 W7 y4 @4 ~7 H$ \
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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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"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.' G _2 U7 x; [+ p% z% `, e0 H
2 _) `, o& H. U( b* c2 gDue 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. 9 s: q+ e6 R& L% \3 e7 Y) m
1 }# z! [6 `2 [* iThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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9 I) J4 B+ i: WMeanwhile 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. 9 \+ S' ^: D" l5 e. Q0 X
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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. 2 [( ]! q( {1 h
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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. / S+ m/ V# p9 P6 O3 y. k9 x4 U$ M
3 Z+ H- u- ^" X4 Z: i"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./ d" Y4 ~: I, {7 j6 M$ w
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