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4 f- e: e4 U/ P( q p4 `* W U- othank you for the news, - A( e% |3 N# ?$ j( Z$ |
i have some news from toronto too...7 A8 N& ?2 B& O
2 G% |1 l7 R" G6 x9 a3 Z% i0 Xtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.2 p+ D1 v+ Y$ n* }! U
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.5 _- K: ^" N2 P% k
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_tornado_rains_050819.jpg# ~0 H, t6 g6 L1 u: w
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' S# K M5 h+ {& [+ ]7 Csouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado V) ~. ?# x, _5 l1 M
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K& e/ K9 p" p1 Uthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.- ~- q2 o j% H3 O3 A
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6 E# ] m8 {# q" W4 ~+ ^; X2 ]5 bResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 3 E) b A# ^2 G8 }
by: PAUL CHOI
. R( R2 ~% ^: B" E) x1 aSat 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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~2 z: {/ p$ q UThe 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., n8 g) u/ F* A- _4 A1 r
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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."/ U) t4 _) y! L3 W: @
. P! Q; e! t# @% o0 R) y) ?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.. j7 C) O# y; j+ G( {- }& l
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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.1 ]+ t0 A$ W: _' ?5 a: h k' R7 k
; [0 h5 G# y; O3 X6 }1 A" I"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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4 [. ^. N1 {) y* l; `- KOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand., c5 q+ Z) p9 f0 _$ ^
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.# J% Y/ ^. a9 Q7 @: y
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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."/ w4 y2 M, f4 ^9 U! R- P
, A1 F1 x+ D1 `8 Z D6 \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.0 `/ F" p2 A ?5 ^
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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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* E4 o" c- t( Q7 R8 g3 _0 V"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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# s) |; I& i+ Y. hOfficials 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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9 {! c' U: c% KAided 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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3 c- K2 B* |, S& \"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.2 {. k# C$ ]! f( f8 d- _- [. T6 t
: _/ D$ d* W2 I4 L& FDue 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. 6 ~3 T" Z9 F R, Y" R8 n' @
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. & B* E; o+ m' ?, s' [# ^! A- n
( V1 m8 @) R; U: u2 b) Q" o1 s- SMeanwhile 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 ]! ^+ Y2 b5 C: L! u) [
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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.
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! b" E' `( _/ rBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 5 U8 V# a. |; h+ `( ^6 Z* G
* G( L# i7 E1 f# v7 y# o8 O1 m; o"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.
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