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thank you for the news, " Q+ K! ~9 o3 \- O* u: d* I
i have some news from toronto too... 2 r/ i5 h/ b8 W) J9 e! v5 L* [! X( M( s! H3 B$ m7 h8 Q# `9 B: H6 `
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.3 B# B9 Q$ j- a8 ?; v4 x* ~
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. : t2 c0 t7 y+ khttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg 9 s+ X0 U1 A+ D( o3 b 4 C: X% P/ B& ]% B* n; |http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg ( |/ h0 h2 a; D0 |- w; `1 E; l e. J" o9 `. K8 p- w% ~; ^ http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg ( ?! E4 [3 d+ F3 {1 z% G- A9 N" H! u) \* w: x4 |) s$ S http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg 2 X3 I- ^; o+ E) I: l6 f- F2 f. Y$ f% h( F& M' J
southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado- p6 x) F- M& Z4 ]
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. / c0 q( z; B/ ^1 G" {/ q5 K8 X 7 J' K- F9 s, M. m" h0 a; v) m: `! Y. ?* t, u; S
*********************************************************** * v, T* H& J" R9 N1 ZResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado $ I$ ^( M- K. B+ Y Jby: PAUL CHOI . [. O/ N6 r( V9 L L
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET 4 H% t j) j8 Z$ F. o8 P0 N" e ( p% O5 b0 l% W5 R # i( s8 E7 m+ W1 ` DTORONTO (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.5 v/ O2 A" t3 x0 R# y1 x/ K# j+ Q4 B
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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.6 |1 J/ P2 U; u# h
* v6 C# F9 Y2 S8 bIt 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. 7 h9 i. m- `0 x% c0 F& y, c1 ]9 a X, K/ J# R6 ~5 D6 P
"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 u( w& i/ W) U6 N# Q+ L' G ' T) y O6 _. C( A, `$ u$ Q6 GA 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.- v6 Z Y: S5 ^& U# _& o
1 Y2 b% [3 L) p3 L0 aElsewhere 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 x0 l0 z" x8 ~. q0 T
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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 X$ I1 m( o7 F 3 ^2 c& v# z9 K, d1 K5 Y% AOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.% N$ R/ r6 K. Q4 @
2 s" B2 R" f. p9 a- E$ _Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. " b7 K$ C2 H/ u: _ e, | , F4 e( B' Q1 ^( a$ `9 H' t" a"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.". h! ]5 o7 T4 J& R- ]6 z) ?/ H
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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.5 H x& ~4 ?# U5 ?9 E2 r
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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. 8 n0 E9 F6 ~7 p3 ]1 k" y 4 ^5 I/ h- C9 L"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"- F0 B( @- c6 S
0 k$ r& V0 {0 m4 _/ L- VOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. 9 j8 u% m5 |/ Z- Q4 T( i $ z4 p$ X- _- }9 n. ZAided 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" ^+ ~* F$ C2 v$ ~/ {. a
: _+ ~& a; C7 k' M3 W8 LCoulson 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. 2 W# j1 j7 ^- X: K3 ]& R4 [5 W$ D4 \6 `7 I5 j. U" J7 i) c
"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 D8 W5 O. i. I* N3 E 3 p, J/ J/ t0 {8 g, jDue 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. ) k+ S u# W4 X8 U; f ' W/ R8 \( Z8 d! U! YThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 7 C, j6 C6 n2 }) Z, T- Q" o . O' g6 I* n, `# n, D. t* T. V2 [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. ( y0 R0 I) f# G* O
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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. 7 B, w2 N' |/ W# Z5 \8 B! d) [. V* ?8 I) _- ?6 q5 L
But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. + R0 ]/ v* F* \. m# I9 }
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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. ! v, k( A a0 S" \/ x- K: C' K1 Z; k7 M) v2 ^
"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. ( h. N% S- n: ^( r1 f: ]3 n* j" R. H+ z& M7 e' j0 ?. G( _
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