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thank you for the news, * {4 }( K" W: j3 H, {% z: {1 P
i have some news from toronto too... " d: |* m* Z2 i% v5 p" P& L$ v* v9 L D0 g6 o! K
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.! T$ V( O/ C J7 [9 f$ W* x
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. . k6 s/ V6 M9 m5 u0 M3 whttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg / P9 l, U: ]1 p- g# D1 [& ~4 m- ~+ ^$ t4 I http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg! x* `0 O! u' y" w8 j9 _6 i
0 Y/ \3 U7 G2 C/ v3 F# ^the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.$ E5 \ b: A1 z2 S1 a3 t- y
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9 b2 K1 F9 m- {& w( v8 G C0 O$ R***********************************************************) m. [ \( g2 _* L2 g Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 2 P. A. \+ V9 q
by: PAUL CHOI * m+ A7 A1 w( uSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET * Q# V; M* n# d* b9 x ; R5 D8 c; w( }3 G+ W; c& M( q! V/ S# h$ _, G. B) J
TORONTO (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 a9 K6 e# P) B! o; q* Y5 g+ l2 o( }/ _. h* T1 P. P' K3 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.- m/ c6 Z# _) I# x6 J8 q
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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.( h% s1 W/ H$ Y6 R
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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." , T& s3 {1 G! X, b& u3 _7 u+ P- Z$ o3 J7 C! M' l2 I8 {! ~# H6 J
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./ t. g3 B! X9 N4 A2 k, [6 v! e7 ]
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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.* h- o4 o, j* z0 o
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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." / t4 d) k/ x, N$ m& x, f* ~ 3 i5 @1 @( y9 d4 Q/ g1 ^& DOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. ' @8 Y2 P: M7 u1 H + l ^4 G/ ?( P: X: D7 YAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. * O4 W3 X6 D, ?& W3 [" y k/ Z4 E2 s
"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." ! z# P" u. R) K8 z1 s: N8 T" `- h' E, V9 M5 w3 \
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. 9 p4 z* T$ A& _- ~1 |, ]7 c8 a+ ?4 d% v+ r$ T
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.! E/ b6 b' x4 b9 q, n1 z
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"- r3 t6 N" Z! U4 i7 Q& ^5 A
R$ Q' w* {: w) |Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. 4 {0 h; z# Q- F3 y& h' d1 I/ ^1 w ( w& [+ J T" o: EAided 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 t. _4 N$ t t {0 J9 H% L: {
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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.$ f* E& k- ]8 P
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"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. 8 U W. q2 |' X, c * X$ @' ^9 r" H# R1 z$ }7 NDue 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. ; U4 }7 s8 C6 C# `
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ; h4 a5 O& m6 q7 M5 S' { r ; i o4 _3 r* `# ]% Z- `; I. dMeanwhile 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. ; l, {7 z7 I c+ w6 ?, m/ z ! Z+ g2 r c$ k" h# c4 lDuring 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. # X: o5 ^' _( r$ K( x
1 N5 v- J( K( w/ s" GBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. + l8 _8 |7 f" ]! |
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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. : W! y/ U7 D" o( \+ j, r0 u8 A- `" @/ B2 F G, Z! ~1 ?
"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. $ X/ x! H3 q+ p/ i% ?6 `3 p" W! J
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