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thank you for the news,
; ?# G& X- p7 `* J% }; Si have some news from toronto too...) L4 b- ~' } ]' J: o8 i* c% W
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.' E( j1 P4 t; L. ~, c
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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+ X0 `9 Z8 E$ C. j" i; I2 ?http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg
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M3 W$ F2 L4 e& }" Y! j( msouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado # }2 d& \9 A9 A
by: PAUL CHOI 8 w' _" k; V8 V. Y& m# x
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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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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+ j" `0 X1 i) }. jThe 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.& ^, z) q8 |3 C* ]0 Z) b2 o: W
! t; Q. c) x) QIt 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."/ [0 k" F1 G1 }) `! p' N' B% y
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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.
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: z: u! u- a5 I" E+ {) UElsewhere 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.3 u$ {5 H& m/ K6 y. l
" a% d2 s( b) Q$ E/ ~"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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- g- E8 g+ N: i9 P* d9 h* BOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.7 U9 u9 C2 k' q7 p* W
9 ]* u; h9 p% N- OAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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2 ^7 l1 o4 q3 q2 m0 i$ V8 ]"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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T; |: L0 X8 T4 t; SFergus 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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! |( h3 r K, U' t7 O0 s& A4 u4 QThey 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.' n8 w( Z, L3 e% N$ C Q4 h
+ n1 z. M9 z# A8 U& c5 ?5 o; G9 L"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"% n& [; w6 c; i. [. ], |( }
3 I( Y% ?* @* k+ C7 |# @Officials 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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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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# C- s. R+ o# X/ U: M: a; _"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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5 V# Z4 ?* Q F4 v# _: @5 oDue 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. 1 ~8 h% p9 l* }9 i
8 k% j d. a/ ]5 H$ hThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ! c3 I5 I% y) L; P/ b: D' h- a4 }
0 E! v M$ E. M3 H, t1 h+ s: pMeanwhile 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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" V) d& w1 @" ]$ p) l; |' vDuring 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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# k2 D: g- W$ B; {1 o9 eBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 4 N6 W6 m, u6 q/ ^' x: \
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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, P9 w7 Z' C4 a4 R: F
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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.4 M F% L0 K( v" Q) [" E
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