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i have some news from toronto too...7 K! t, G! X1 d- X
! p- B* v3 j" u5 v1 A) l$ m4 H( C6 @9 |toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. ' @8 x5 A) t; t7 u3 u# ~these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.4 g2 t3 D6 w( W8 ? http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg4 j5 g) ~# ]/ E; h+ b
/ g% I9 G( M2 n. M/ d http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg 2 i0 u* s6 K0 b8 ^4 @ ( ]& w2 \ z$ t: h1 } Y+ _http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg " Y0 B# m& c4 Z9 t* p! C$ O # X, V; W# _+ \; S4 K" xhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg 9 D) M2 B8 W) M# q% k } $ m# l1 K1 Q! O3 N0 Bsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado + D% t- d* D1 I2 Y* [5 x; z% ~# B$ R6 Q3 d; F9 q$ r5 z
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. # m% y' V. F' N; s) K5 d" P7 K8 c! b
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***********************************************************6 v% G1 e3 i! o; j2 O Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 0 @( }1 n% z: C% @
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET * L2 @/ @& g# x% D/ c% M 5 x# p1 |8 N e9 J2 ? 2 F3 i- r0 O5 Q( }) G: v9 c% ]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.& S' b2 b0 l/ k+ y- v- J, C
! U* H% U0 y5 V, C9 g5 ?8 ^ p4 C" iThe 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 [8 p* J9 X+ ~4 O/ A / J3 z+ g! ^& g* ~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.: A: S! k2 j7 O4 e" @1 {
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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." 5 t& \+ _6 B- b( ~. O2 ^& [' A- U; W: b/ e7 t
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.1 V( U& u4 r1 Y- U9 w7 N" y1 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. - ~) s7 H" ^ A 8 k1 H# b, L/ u$ L) ?& T5 [3 \! S"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."' Q' E: h' \: n9 o( l/ @* O R
6 B+ ~* m) Y1 z+ E# S- ^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 d( |5 Q1 t- r) F6 u, Q! R5 x9 j e" L" F% s. Z, ^
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. 0 s& `$ c9 R' B0 A( A% ~, ~# |4 G- h3 {9 m V }- C8 ~5 L
"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.". U Q4 @# ] v; Y5 `& V
9 N$ _6 I8 r' a \: @, N" o7 iFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window. & y& K$ z" G8 V, G% v2 i6 K8 T) k- |2 P- V5 i+ o
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.: H/ y( @* j# P }7 E
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"+ ^& }0 l" S, H1 P
. f3 w$ p; ~5 Q) XOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.6 e) d' j1 M7 Y0 j
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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.5 a- m) z0 m7 J3 V2 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.8 r+ I! R0 v& r& k: y
. @$ S& l4 n6 w9 Y" J* {"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 p8 f8 g0 |9 | % ], ]2 y/ P$ [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. C" F6 U4 s' Q
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 1 l7 x' d7 s# _# ?/ S 7 l6 k; Y( U2 `- q: JMeanwhile 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. % @% \5 A8 B: w4 I/ H2 c, }0 |) ~
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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. # W1 J0 s6 v3 Y3 k$ G3 M* q/ y$ |7 K, @% T; }5 r J
But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. " i7 ~6 n" Z3 b. v9 `: a/ I* c1 a* v7 r+ c2 ^ A% _8 Y
"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. ' S0 F) k3 n/ H! _2 J1 l$ s, {# j8 u' ~% Z7 d; \3 `9 ^. 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.' c, S Q, u$ l+ a ]0 F1 F; g
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