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thank you for the news,
! E3 ], }* e) p$ O. [( Ui have some news from toronto too...
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% P- i. S' R& B2 i, w% l' M" Ctoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.6 i T! o. G* s2 Y2 u+ a7 D
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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* z( ~! v( I5 d: y& ]8 Dthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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; O0 B" _5 G' A) `Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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8 k& g4 g8 F Y0 ]3 FTORONTO (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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1 Q1 D3 ?7 V" ?# HThe 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.8 r/ ` X5 g* y& J' {
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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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7 c# W( q% p1 g; T( }0 y"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.0 s* D7 l, s( N/ r1 r M5 k0 U
! A, x% ?! T; s& _, D& y" ?& n) _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.$ `1 v @! [0 O' K% V! V' z
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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."8 z/ H; b7 E0 z3 s
( w0 f; s% F' TOn 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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' N2 x2 P0 h. W$ WAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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" A6 g: S3 U0 C1 X5 y5 H- 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."# W7 X3 {* o: f; N# n
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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.& j7 V7 O. e# J5 g
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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 Z: z8 J: X6 }
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" o( T* b' I$ U1 G
0 b: A5 ]) c3 F: b# _3 f% uOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.
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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.( P) B1 T7 ~3 p1 D3 {
( }' W: y* i$ s% Q3 ?0 j& C RCoulson 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.
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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. ; l9 O" l# y% v( f
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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9 X+ X1 q8 i E+ `; p! aMeanwhile 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. ; h+ V5 O( M8 M7 {
$ }+ I+ o# n: j" }/ [) O* eDuring 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. : |* {% D* @* G2 F+ @* W0 ]
& u Y2 o3 U$ M/ g- `) s( v+ fBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 7 b8 o+ w" G* _! }& Z
# ]( |* ~0 ]6 u. e. d"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.! u7 `. y; `% X2 B- Q
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