% n' Z4 @" y* T! E/ L0 `( Q N 9 r% @1 P: S, k* lthank you for the news, / A7 O$ B& M# Z' l* s. y9 zi have some news from toronto too.... d/ j1 W* ]9 ^) w, D1 j5 A
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.* ^3 t4 s" p. ^% d% u, F2 \ ]7 C c! C
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. 6 R4 I+ ~! u3 R8 a) ehttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg 0 }5 c5 j# H5 }0 s$ @. o& n: {1 C+ P" C* X8 a8 ~ ~+ |6 b+ u http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg5 O1 J c# N3 V- T3 m u
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*********************************************************** * x( N/ |( A# \Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado & Q: @+ H3 m4 R' A& k6 R) D1 z
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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.4 S% J @2 ^5 Q% Q' @% F/ a& @, y
8 }& N8 W K* v, mThe 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. 2 M- E2 ~4 m4 T- ]* p. L 4 |3 s( j; b# X+ ZIt 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. M l7 o- a% Q: [
0 z' e* x; R% b8 B"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." & n$ b' ~8 d, T; f6 u8 ~/ \! M i
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.: H* `: U/ q' m1 C4 d8 L, W
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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. 1 w# H* P* ^ [" n: E) ~2 i- v- G3 J8 P8 L' p
"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." 3 y9 ?% F2 t2 R( W' @( F+ H1 ? l, v; D% X
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.3 w5 m. q4 N( \8 c& X+ j' c" s% k
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.! _' F. x- Z m* L" U% i
2 J# N7 a+ ^& `( P"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."- c8 P- k W& J$ Y
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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 |- f2 |* @8 c4 e
! A/ e7 x- Y2 R* K' UThey 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.; h6 W' r' ?: L% g. `
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"; T, n2 V, T. [+ J$ Y/ n6 U
; o. V3 F$ g4 l! b/ i- yOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. . ]; X) M0 T9 G( i$ L7 _' y( s* f! S8 N
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.9 g" a. ?. ~/ x% j3 o9 b" W
6 F: [$ l" G- f0 N. [! @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. 7 ]6 y6 u' S z' i6 U/ b' H0 \6 F. ?0 `* G. E/ 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. 5 M& M/ {. B9 r7 Z* _; A% Y# s+ s8 u5 M+ P. j
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. + I0 k& V9 D1 n8 O! x1 @9 R& X2 ?. ` b
The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. , G6 C b# }* B5 {$ [: z( `, r 8 _/ C) W4 m* n& S3 d' @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. # J" t g6 P* @. `+ e) ], f2 _
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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. % I$ j$ f D# l8 |, O7 h8 O7 P
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. " y) y- r" F1 {+ P% a+ B# c* M+ v- G$ }2 N! u& H
"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. 9 t6 R' w5 d$ M+ R
; a% ?% `6 y& ?4 w7 P0 e"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. 6 g1 I; h0 v- x1 o3 g6 @# C 3 v" U/ H2 \3 x* l8 \- L/ F********************************************************************作者: daniel1989723 時間: 2005-8-25 03:59 AM