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thank you for the news, 7 C: }6 L$ J1 n9 m
i have some news from toronto too...% M4 o7 P$ A4 Y' I" U& J
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
3 N; N/ b0 y2 ~. I3 Y" tthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.6 \ p3 P3 l+ B
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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7 a& _7 }( K5 A$ N7 x+ C" Chttp://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./ v- f, z1 f) Q
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# T, {5 S9 l: [- M) yResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 2 n0 F' H: V Y4 c% Q( e: S5 E
by: PAUL CHOI
$ \- G8 n- h( ]9 L1 Z/ F1 A& PSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET/ A) x: `$ Y: O* n3 t
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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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! S* g. c3 [; p, [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.2 }, T; S( E; a8 |
" |( R( Z# e+ }/ G8 VIt 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."/ t* O% v) V7 u5 l, H
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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.8 j# q' T: _7 s/ g& C% a
4 E7 X ]0 a3 l: g+ SElsewhere 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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. N+ }' ~/ D$ k8 w"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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+ g6 Q! E" Q: i8 DAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.1 k/ a& E4 V) N9 \
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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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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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& `5 g- `( F2 _) Q* F/ ~% x) j; {1 iThey 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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0 Q6 d% B/ I. f9 f* F- pOfficials 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.
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/ ^! |/ m7 b' z. U4 w, 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.
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7 R' O& _; J+ I0 x: P) o) 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.' m6 H: Z8 @0 g6 d% E. N
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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.
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. - ?4 x7 k% o ~' ^7 _
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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. ( y; ?/ c: n1 K; r, z
8 `! p" K8 Q; j/ _1 G/ C1 F# jDuring 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. 3 [* \6 Y7 u) m. @* Z
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ' f6 l0 y1 O1 o4 L5 r k/ F
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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. & {; {* i% O' y8 g# |. u) I1 ~
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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.
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