r5 k9 c; {5 M: a7 I 3 T9 r& f. f* K( e! _4 D8 b$ S; f: d 3 o) P' d+ s' m; l ]6 _; ithank you for the news, F+ v( A: `/ `2 i- ri have some news from toronto too...1 J, N" T( ^8 M0 z
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. . I6 u F/ m$ Q! A6 k6 Dthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.4 S9 e* y- g: @; h' p5 R http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg ( G+ `# U4 {' |6 P5 i & k, E' b. Y/ o- h; Thttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg; z4 p: @3 e. @8 Q" l3 `, Q
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado 5 l% r4 k" d) i& |( m: P & E. B) N- _/ P8 R7 M,0 F$ w. |; Z5 s6 F7 c" n
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.# ]* G5 d, w f" K/ Y! q/ E
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# s* y3 {" v6 }8 p1 M r$ j*********************************************************** 6 V$ z' ~# l$ h! LResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado : Q# E# M% Z; S! ~1 C
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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.( l6 U. r9 k+ \ p' y5 b3 {6 y
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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.) F$ x# L. S0 U/ T/ S& p6 x
7 S5 C# d4 |$ w# u9 Y# pIt 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.! V0 |& T b( c1 H" ]
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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." \- s" z+ J9 q9 ^4 ^9 g! p
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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.# b8 e3 L! I. S+ e4 ]+ x/ Z: j
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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." y* s& ~. i) p `) H; U
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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.": x2 W, L0 R6 ^
: L6 ?( p/ V5 D( b. MOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. 1 H' n. y. T0 T' F5 @ j( ~) l ) k$ B( Y5 B/ _& O: ]0 A+ J1 TAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. . j9 p9 \& v% Z8 L: y, L ; A: s/ E$ R* _: U) V% g! 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." & J! i( d, c. t( w7 r7 W ( m8 y# R* A) j5 S5 q: p% dFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.* m- K2 ^5 ?) z6 P
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( {( h: v1 s7 G) {+ e5 e"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" " p3 x1 H9 m1 ?, n4 l/ j% H4 c* c / y" }2 y5 W+ B, c. Q- [Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. ' K$ X W5 P' t' @- D! _ N" `( v' N' l8 z6 Q
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.1 ^3 o$ y! p/ K8 E4 y1 V
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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. . V* T9 Z1 @. @# \6 ~5 G. h! U0 l) D! F2 ?: i
"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 A. Y' q, _# X+ i9 ` , w$ C( R0 b! z4 w$ zDue 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. 8 u' j; k2 ~9 P- M6 u9 v 4 l' u9 s; z" c% \! T: T( uThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. , j+ \( J6 R- v9 T' P/ i" f
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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. i. R u; G; O; P& 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. # { ^$ G7 c, e # ]4 ?7 u5 z$ g2 KBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. $ N: n% ?$ a0 @& p 7 i L) L% G- `: T( y( B$ K) f* m2 g"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! E0 d* |$ v& h2 B2 _3 {, K% G/ ?9 k( p
"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.+ t3 h0 L: B7 h; J! m
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