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5 P7 C# @0 D$ A2 m/ ]thank you for the news, + t) F+ q* E$ b. A
i have some news from toronto too...
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# q7 O2 k8 V! `6 \8 G( Ltoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
6 x+ B5 |2 A$ E* A$ Gthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.) M* Z. R( I% {4 b3 A
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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6 r+ ]" X5 t' k& o( Psouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado1 W! c- N6 y) ~
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% p4 j9 x3 Z: y& o" Ethe 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
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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.9 C' p; K7 S3 _$ O6 l/ B) [
/ b5 U4 }9 Y! YThe 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.! W4 f- d7 `7 `+ Q
# u) q0 e+ z+ l% D7 |"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."5 L; C2 p$ _/ F# F$ L2 M4 \7 K9 J
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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 A: t& G7 Z& L9 ~4 T" O
! q; p% ]* F2 u, n+ i) U/ VElsewhere 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.. Q6 F7 \* r- k6 x, {5 R$ z" [5 N4 ~
1 a/ N3 V0 E4 e$ E! Y"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.' `7 T* i% T% e q" G, E
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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+ U2 b( ?4 ^7 H }8 s3 G"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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9 H4 U* l) z/ ~" ]6 I6 gThey 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.9 D* @4 ]$ |8 S7 O! W+ m
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"* j, W; E9 \5 W& { }) A( ^7 X
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Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.5 _. r; Z2 i4 }8 W, @1 ]
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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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1 l! H% a" R8 H' n1 zCoulson 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.3 t1 D5 k4 d5 ]0 w5 L" N
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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.' ~6 Z- y8 r. f3 L! o
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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. + X# a$ g7 O# ^$ k0 j" Q5 N+ k
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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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. / X! C) t: t& [+ U$ F- `
# {' ]1 @3 `' XDuring 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. # v1 B, u7 L1 e. b* Z/ n
; Y% G. b2 r" k+ FBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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/ Y- Z5 Q9 J, 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. 7 [: ~. d- p' F$ S* d4 l
- N; U! S7 F; y4 q9 m"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.1 H/ I6 x$ o4 J$ @- {3 H
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