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thank you for the news, ) F( w- j. f9 I) y5 _& w) pi have some news from toronto too... & t0 g4 k& C) X7 V9 ]' R% v7 a N
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. 6 i4 T9 l+ r* y0 i6 k6 @these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. : B6 A- ? i# J1 A" Rhttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg! j2 |9 l4 I" c k
* I( u6 I' K# h3 b; U2 c6 c- csouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado1 e8 y" y5 h! G6 Z% W2 V
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.- }* a# s* Y+ _' ^: x- s; z5 y
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K2 X5 W3 N$ I*********************************************************** 9 n9 K# G) k7 h: ^# b: X, Z1 e! l3 VResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado " y. |/ l4 \! S. S6 H
by: PAUL CHOI 7 O3 w8 m: M% O. m& r7 }
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET1 @7 s7 o, }! J" i5 v: F& ^. ~* e" [
. i9 `/ C& g2 |' z! W4 {. @: k 7 E! j7 W4 A) N0 pTORONTO (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 Z% e- n) w5 D; `
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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.! f z0 C# M( o( \; o
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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.3 [5 p( y! H, G2 J8 U
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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." ! _$ w! z ^1 Y+ r) x- K* K7 `* P. ~+ B: W3 T
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. 0 _; P9 h6 ^. s 6 V/ P8 H) @& M2 }1 WElsewhere 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.% w0 R2 Q5 Q/ b ^; H& R
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"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." 5 Z7 b5 B0 d a1 M! p: b0 d w' q : k( F/ K. Y0 U# }) \5 U4 TOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. p$ a, Z% ~( q: W/ c; y; O
0 ^5 S0 V7 U" m1 d3 cAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.' d, n6 `; h1 E0 n) A+ r
. ~# }/ W2 i: d0 x9 _: c/ 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.": [' b8 x. x+ ]8 N' U
! n4 Z4 w' h& _& S' hFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window./ `4 B1 N2 [) Z0 l# v) ]- X* S \
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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.* h' c1 a( G+ X g
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"7 J2 a9 ^( k! n- h1 ~
6 N4 r# Q6 m2 T9 s6 hOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. 1 [: q: }7 F8 r6 @2 N3 o5 s* O9 {
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.1 O9 w$ [: _5 e
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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. / N) s9 m8 }$ H! K. ]7 o2 h, p2 g8 h: I" K( f. m0 _
"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., S# O0 R7 B+ _' Z" |/ |1 B
, k) r% s) `0 S. t0 Q' 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. 7 X) T: F i" R6 X$ g6 l# }7 w7 ~0 Z2 F6 [8 m
The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. / w3 w/ R1 B9 o/ m% v6 q9 `5 I I
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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. & K2 [3 c! W( ` # H% P* C+ j1 C* e" r( PDuring 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. . g3 Y5 e {- g9 H& k$ \) W: u" {$ o' v+ e8 W
But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 4 e8 I1 h/ j9 }4 f0 @8 C X; Y. y$ A2 t# A
"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. / T4 I: a; r9 B- I, Z# T
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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. " _ B6 ~! L& H4 }2 y + H# [ ]* w, V0 h, W9 r, b6 N********************************************************************作者: daniel1989723 時間: 2005-8-25 03:59 AM