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i have some news from toronto too...) I) |* N/ l; d! z- u. ~ E% y, G
" i! x' X* g7 o2 ^6 M, S# Y% etoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.. l7 A9 ?+ w. F; X3 \
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. 2 J- \7 i' `# f. i/ [http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg- m F, L) X3 y- |) [. N" ^. q# |
( k8 P& c4 t% m" e5 @8 }. ?$ A: S# G, 3 G+ t) R7 e$ r9 l/ F. N- [. m * F5 [1 l" X5 ^% Bthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.2 y; F# ^7 O% C6 s2 ]: r
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*********************************************************** " K7 n/ |& k7 ~0 j' gResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 4 a2 V8 e6 h2 k$ Sby: PAUL CHOI 5 O' w1 p! I& Z; s& PSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET 0 I3 W* Q7 h! d9 k p# Q, [" u. |% F V: g2 S2 t2 b7 |$ N
) f6 B+ |4 q. B8 CTORONTO (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. $ N. v* M8 d G' M _& X5 `& ?% B& v : e- R$ Q, V" w5 n% v# z: D) RThe 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.0 s: {5 E1 [4 M3 T t, u- \
2 }+ \& @6 A( SIt 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 W' C3 w! b# P. b* y
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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."- U% T. \$ K: y" `/ ~
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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.* B% Y$ r3 @- z! T% P; ^6 D. ]3 `/ n
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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.- ~2 V+ m- u! a3 `! y9 |! t/ D
' [. p. x; n- v, F4 T"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." 4 W* A$ b v, @, A* p6 z. ~! q# U2 X5 N, C% U. k, Q: k
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. 8 I, J% j9 P( X- H' V! Z5 M1 L( b, M* {7 N0 C
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. ( K7 B6 D2 R* M2 z6 u- k. I+ A % o5 I2 ~2 f. _- u: E7 W: N$ h"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." 6 h( T7 A/ ^. f' D% a9 ~7 X 0 ]$ m5 q) Z2 x5 J1 [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. - T, u8 S3 k4 K0 \9 Z 5 Q1 J: d$ B+ W9 e3 r4 Z% PThey 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# i1 k5 c! @ 4 o# f6 x, l Z! N8 e# i( M( a- {"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"$ x% O7 z1 N! a) ^8 {
/ b/ z9 @' V# K0 COfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. 2 L9 y2 T3 v9 Z _7 E+ J, r( F" z, J! }" S6 q; R; b7 m
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. 2 }* O4 i5 \4 ]4 r- K; a* J7 @6 C) \3 i2 I2 D
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. 3 h/ t8 Z7 b9 ] h+ Z: _$ {- y9 r3 s& i: p3 E7 {. y
"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. # T% i8 H6 S2 Y" E$ s7 `2 b# B* } h4 ?7 ]* A
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. / a' n/ @$ [9 m: z
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. : g" ^* x" S# F ]; E+ G " J. Z6 R7 M# C7 v: xMeanwhile 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. + U" p4 _8 L% O! Y1 d7 R7 T
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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. ( c4 }. D7 ?/ ?# z8 \6 H; [
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. * n4 I9 V. S/ s! k " H Y% S. l6 \( D+ h) \- B: z/ 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. * q+ \: _! e. H7 x6 T' h! o' H$ ?/ P2 {& i8 _. f) y8 B/ S
"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. 2 B0 T% K3 \3 |5 z v7 T/ A1 n0 H1 G8 B- a********************************************************************作者: daniel1989723 時間: 2005-8-25 03:59 AM