9 X5 R6 b1 \ `- vthank you for the news, * e3 ?7 U$ N% b! bi have some news from toronto too... 1 u. x# W8 t6 ? . [& {# C+ v9 Wtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. 0 g, T* F# [4 w2 e5 G/ nthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. 4 j9 u+ g/ j- D" shttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg" l2 |, s% H: n, P. c3 T4 z5 M
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado 8 U! n) d/ Z% }9 G/ s4 ^& S& H3 D$ Y# [6 J; {( K! [
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. 4 o" ?9 Z" m% K# M; _! F6 C/ _ * W: _, o8 C. P8 n6 K: W; a. [* J A2 H0 [7 c( _3 K K
*********************************************************** 0 R1 g1 v" `9 e! r% wResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 2 `. S* `8 T, y7 uby: PAUL CHOI : y- e, p; C5 S3 `/ z$ rSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET9 A) a7 i! p. p% ]- ^4 V
2 }& ~" ^) _% [% W 9 v; f F3 p/ E" VTORONTO (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 S/ d5 l, E( |" ?( A2 B 0 E* O/ l" q3 @9 k# Q! |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. + i/ c. ~! `$ } a- g! ]( Q% N+ a5 v* K- j, h) d
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 n/ W4 J& S4 D) P9 l6 j8 H; Y+ d5 H2 g; j" c% L- L
"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." . b; w& b% `* C: u. x+ p 9 S( y' H! U! U$ D7 h" ~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 B' v6 z, U; J! |
i& l4 }& r4 m: o. {) 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. / O+ q* G8 B* c( |2 ^/ s2 e+ l3 A* x* 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." ~( C& e* m+ u& h" M- X
9 Y9 b8 D7 [% D5 y% D+ G* [On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand./ j( ^& M; Z8 |4 D1 V3 o6 U) S9 w
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. . O4 ^: @* Y* _3 I7 e9 ] 6 F( @# J) U2 g" Q$ k- ~"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." " l+ L- R! ?, A: O2 |. T; F: q/ j H4 N: e: m% l
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.5 @& l7 g. P7 e* p7 k. [. g7 Z
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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. ! R8 @' s# _2 X# z, g; N 4 Q& O" ^8 H) ~/ t3 k; b* e+ C% n"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"; U# I; }8 b( G. _9 S7 P; M
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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.! C. o" l! p2 y7 A& h
; J7 @$ u: ?6 ?" tAided 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.3 o# o# C/ Q9 L$ c9 @
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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. ; K( t1 j& J) Z# M9 y . b% h) D" y' B; h0 j+ k: O"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.1 K/ G1 A( i6 x
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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. * M' {8 N* E% ]% B/ z8 R) e" B
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ! a9 F0 ]" H& O. n9 Z; X, x4 S& y ~! `, R
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. ! W& Q) [$ x5 z6 {! S8 Q
. h7 g% W+ ~! }8 S# qDuring 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. * E) H" b- H/ S/ Q
l, A- }+ U; G- Q5 TBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. , h9 v0 k9 v8 ^' q; ~% i
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"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. & J! g. ]2 G2 Z( j ' w" o" U! Q+ e0 t"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 |) K( U, x. z- p, K3 {4 P 1 C. [* ?3 F8 d# T********************************************************************作者: daniel1989723 時間: 2005-8-25 03:59 AM