' {! ^" |; q7 _; ?thank you for the news, 6 I+ i. b9 u% d) @% m# Si have some news from toronto too..." K- x/ j$ m$ {" |( q2 Q
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.- d/ f. V3 Q- o
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. ) i: ~, N# e/ t/ u* I0 S) A! j4 ohttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg* Q/ k: i1 ?/ p; h: _
# G: H( m' B; O http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg 0 R8 A$ C9 S2 d5 d) X5 a: @- y/ v9 }# b" A# |- F http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg . ?/ s9 v" z; Z5 W ; G$ i# P+ h- c; z- E- @! ?' x6 v Yhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg 8 n5 ~/ x2 @. F! S! s# g( i9 t( ^, k0 X& u
southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado / R0 _5 e9 K4 n1 T ' [* s" [) w" S1 W- s) ?) e, $ B+ O0 I6 Q, e, q- k5 J" z @ 0 ]7 X3 N4 r- {1 H1 b* e8 Pthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. + Z: r: o1 l' r7 s$ c6 @! q% m. f ; a! X, ?3 u! f/ P' M: F) g2 H3 E9 N4 r) ]. ^& c
*********************************************************** " x4 U/ X5 H- O C' jResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado : r, D4 d! b/ H* C
by: PAUL CHOI ( V/ @- C A* ?( T" hSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET1 J+ }* x( f4 j9 i, m* f* Z
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. T/ Z+ I, ]# ]6 H. |# ^" z/ jTORONTO (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.& K: z' D" _" o1 n8 l }: M
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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.7 _. j/ D7 }3 s
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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.& P6 s3 u+ X6 p! z6 a
4 @0 f5 ]( d8 U8 `"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."+ d3 `6 G" [: r: S( `
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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.6 ?- a7 A g4 q, y# v: |/ b4 O
) {! M/ ^: F9 I# e* `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.6 B* F3 }) X/ W5 h
9 x, C7 V$ r, P' n% y. z1 r"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.", p( B1 Y0 }* S7 x
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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. , a4 a8 k9 Y0 o9 ^. g0 f3 M6 W( H( T" ?! J% i
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.- M1 D" ?4 b$ w5 V; Z0 x6 ?% d
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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."4 E, W7 |* u" {5 y5 M* L' l Y) b
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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. # @7 m. Q. [! B$ ~ 7 G, ], T1 ~, D" [! tThey 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. # C( e. i# e" X! S) M ! u! a! a% j8 R4 `) j6 L"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"+ C- W* y* X0 c$ p7 K
$ b" R" V- d- ]. F# ZOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. * M1 u& S- V% ~5 @! s 7 u+ }6 v! z; N& z! Q6 OAided 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.& A; D0 S) M+ f$ O! Q7 o- _
1 T& B% w- ^* D0 I0 G& w+ eCoulson 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.& P- d' w& X7 H, d( r
& t2 h8 {! s9 T/ Z) j8 r4 f: `9 q"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. 8 _+ I8 m# f' B m6 X: m, n; j5 P" F: P
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. - o, N/ u7 E$ \! s& }( a5 Q1 D
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. " f$ e& T* |1 u. ?+ m& W; J( j" C; Y+ w% V g# r! m
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. / R! L q4 d: v( q7 | N9 e. T( y6 |) n0 w2 s+ _7 q$ ?8 I
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. / m8 M. T2 E2 S d# U$ T$ |' A) s, @
But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 4 G# g" }( O0 N" c# R5 _( j; I , N7 N7 s1 [# Y# A7 L/ S) |$ C5 Y"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. 3 x+ x# Q) `& z& J1 E6 Z# _
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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. 3 g! }* S1 O$ c0 a, m# c# W0 d4 _0 Q+ @
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