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thank you for the news, 4 O) B& m+ n/ A& [# ~9 ~# Y# `9 ~ wi have some news from toronto too... 1 _5 f/ \ D: {* D2 O H( U7 O8 L' c0 f3 m. F" l ?
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.) \7 a# i% Y3 g, x
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.6 ?0 A$ A" b f http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg, e( R& G2 z0 d7 k; R. _4 P' O
+ c3 _. |' c( P( c; I$ Psouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado% M( {+ [4 j+ q1 n
. A1 ?, b, X9 ^+ \ L8 }, : H: M& n/ J8 ~9 q- _, t 0 j9 p }% m. vthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage./ u2 S" a' O8 s8 ]$ M7 L4 V
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*********************************************************** 2 u* X1 t6 x% J! g2 c) YResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ) S4 q; O7 a& A5 p/ F- W- k
by: PAUL CHOI + Y# o( e. V7 QSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET, J6 \- e0 s0 Q7 m& {& ?* j+ |
; p8 w9 P8 l* O7 g% P0 J) m 1 N% h5 ~$ D/ eTORONTO (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. ! S1 m, u* I: Q, m/ v2 b ?' \( p+ e
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. + j* y% [1 }5 r; h: T) n! c) y4 ^5 R( G
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. & U( X( F# x* @$ M6 \& S( ?8 H" a2 P& Q' |* j% M) I1 ^
"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 N, l6 w! Y$ Y
; }" S, h; j% c7 N' ?& i3 c; m) E" FA 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. $ p2 H. E3 }' l" k: {+ g ) }! z8 @9 Z) o% s# v8 PElsewhere 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. 9 g+ G( w8 J& V* f ; d8 \( h1 ` i. w"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."0 H( @$ S2 D: r0 f B
( d* o. r! h3 S9 i6 h" sOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.; \3 Q# O* ?# M
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. ^, w2 |9 H2 v5 }* P/ x"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.") ]1 x+ ~) r' k# G. g& ^# m
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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. + r' E+ ~1 {# l- h( c1 S! |$ x ) I2 o4 I) P% U/ V8 g7 eThey 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. : o' {; q4 I% c* Y + }# [6 j) p8 N7 L) x+ }- g( ]"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?", |3 c$ c/ v. B0 o2 c3 D6 k
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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.8 |* p* U3 }0 I- z& b& w6 ~( a! N
" |" w4 n6 \7 ?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. ! d% {) S: ~" l/ } |. r* B$ d5 b$ j# Z: a4 z5 F
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. ' A& q# U1 b% \ 2 i; g" _' q$ Z6 C7 c2 W"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- K% p& w8 g) R
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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. 5 C* ?! g- v2 ]+ I' H. E + a) F3 s+ T: ~2 z) N$ s4 \- _" W7 SThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ( c; w e- J+ N ; X/ g' a* R& H2 \- tMeanwhile 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. ! P- H5 o( M7 V8 M+ c6 R9 C2 ~$ O8 P6 b" i1 ?. G) Q; H6 |
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. 4 k8 S# r8 t1 j: M( k' K
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 1 L) `2 l+ W! e& B" y
6 ?5 |! q' Z" X' X1 t"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. 6 _2 T3 o- M* K5 C# z) _& I2 Q
"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. 7 M2 ?0 t4 P9 o6 W: ], | , e) m; X% D' e" k********************************************************************作者: daniel1989723 時間: 2005-8-25 03:59 AM