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thank you for the news, ; I- t0 X: m$ w8 G/ p6 Mi have some news from toronto too... 2 U4 S# I! y1 e. H# g5 G' X. ^ ] ], c
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. ; p9 d- d& r9 k- O6 [' Y- I9 K* bthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.& P/ R1 u4 o0 n' c: C http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg 1 A- r+ K3 \* u f4 X% W 7 Y# @" K6 Y% ~+ O; m" M$ ohttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg : W5 h) |/ U) u, \7 ?4 q; @2 d4 e9 n7 v! k' @& p http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg+ [2 }( E, i) n( M( [( {* X
& Q, m! v5 P* | http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg 9 J& R T3 E9 u8 e) N9 H( a) m) j $ V; L9 z3 ~2 G" \/ Ksouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado% Y1 D+ r+ A9 I$ m% f" q9 S6 f
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. + o7 `7 ]2 M; `+ j( D ! E8 P1 B" O. U0 a% { 4 T. u4 ?* {0 v9 S5 ^# M% u*********************************************************** , [9 B+ v% Z* @ i! zResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ; Q7 }- v4 e6 j# u3 K5 a# e& Rby: PAUL CHOI - p0 F$ F' j5 `) ]* k) y6 S$ z* T7 q
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! ?. \* ^3 }6 p g! |* gTORONTO (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.1 o) J0 R0 k2 |/ C/ V
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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.! r) ~. w* Q/ Y
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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.8 g/ R! B h8 B) l+ Z1 {1 a8 p
8 H, A0 p9 Y6 a7 e"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." ; r4 _% m6 }9 n/ V) B: W9 M, |) T1 m! A. ^; R$ i! N& A
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 n1 d8 ^3 U; V" p. a0 z
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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. ) j- ?& }' g6 Z" b# D 7 R6 t$ q" m- I$ M"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." , T: W; k& Y0 ^6 U1 M2 J; o* r- c& W( ]
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.3 d5 u# Q6 y3 |0 e. Y r
( |5 N; ]( X+ {# U& w" L3 p8 u! kAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. 4 c9 I! J* ]" j, U n& b) D3 F% C0 ~0 z4 L. g3 h/ S" H6 W) t Z
"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." 9 }2 Q* s8 U& L5 `/ e% J1 J# B0 d) O1 S
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. * R7 |& c, q- M% G & ?5 j& v; E2 [3 [) jThey 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.3 r0 Y3 G0 v% e7 \1 i
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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* y! f* L9 `- x% v7 |
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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 I/ R; v# O& O+ d( L 1 f& P" A. x" ]% t3 \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. 9 a0 G, k2 u$ o 5 K4 M! t6 _7 X; }2 aCoulson 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. 5 w: r5 M: P( d/ N J : S- I+ H! _' \"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.- e2 f4 ]8 i; ]7 I; _& z; i; Z
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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. & t8 b; }- B1 E8 o/ `+ B5 u. \# E2 U% W* [
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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. ( ?- V' F8 O4 ~+ R G
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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. * ^/ |. N" @; R2 v" E & d, F+ x# A& JBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. : W9 Y" m+ S4 \3 l3 d 6 Q- n0 R0 U( T/ U; r3 [& a$ x1 L"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 b) y% s- @' @ i% i! R
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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. ) B( W7 t- o/ e: [* x / ], z/ t' i) }/ Y. ]; D2 L********************************************************************作者: daniel1989723 時間: 2005-8-25 03:59 AM