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i have some news from toronto too... # E E5 q8 E7 m' }+ J: C6 F4 V' Q( n& F! L$ N8 r, D' u9 l
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.% s' k6 C9 y! ^8 N
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.$ F2 ]& W. A7 {+ o( O http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg2 t3 x' B' Y" G$ J$ N( V
B2 W$ Q& O7 B! |' lhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg & j" W7 J! E1 b) O- r$ H! h5 t& [ k5 [7 c http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg 9 m' y o6 z# J2 J! r) @3 q8 G, A: Q
southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado 6 r, B w# M5 { `, v$ W' l2 j4 |5 u
, 1 R# Y, D! b2 M 5 `2 }* U; V1 K, E/ Fthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. y" p' `4 |! M+ W8 `9 s* K
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***********************************************************0 e: U% J( B) Z Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 8 u* z6 f0 l, q: @7 J( B6 x3 Y
by: PAUL CHOI 6 O1 `/ M6 _, t U) bSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET : A! M" e9 ?0 f) S5 j+ h 8 A0 C$ b! A5 ]# ^2 Q6 }& l% E$ N* x1 L5 i" i3 q+ |3 u
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.+ J1 o E! A; U( 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. + y3 b, z% d! j* M/ S4 q6 r, e( q9 \$ f4 V1 x- S3 ?; J
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." d. U8 A& W% q: P4 ~. m7 l4 E
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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."8 `- U& n) ^. L* C7 ^9 K, V' _- \. {, J
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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. ' M7 x6 N0 ?7 i$ q6 a1 f1 f& K8 y+ j
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.( g0 F7 B: q3 E1 N) }
0 w# l0 s9 {& n/ K"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.": }4 p6 r) M9 R% G, P
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On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.' o# a' j7 |2 [7 M! N# Y! m
, C6 J0 ^$ n& P8 G. j/ i! sAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.! p* ~: V0 H4 J, p$ ^
5 }0 o* d$ C* M0 r0 r5 _# G% g"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." + m# I1 s0 D) h # z- o* Q+ o# l! z c$ o! B/ W, |) QFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.- N1 H" x: X$ G1 _( w, O
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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. ; f9 [. w/ P1 |& }2 a; o# v4 `/ p, O2 c6 }
"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?", H5 }* N9 l( B) s" N# L" a7 @$ u
$ I4 [$ r9 {9 ]9 n( M6 YOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. 0 y4 u6 O, A1 ?( `' Z5 f3 z7 r ) l! V$ {1 x" x6 X4 GAided 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. - b8 N% K# K2 C' ]# o1 {; y$ M" V & a; R2 P' I+ H1 G" _% P4 `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. & d; N c: i I' r4 i , u5 f% s9 L/ k* X* V g* N"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.# a. x4 y. J6 M' }, _
, o4 {* F: u* x1 `8 ?) z& [( |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. ' F6 c! V1 q& V7 l X2 P/ t4 B
1 F& f3 {, @4 l1 k. l$ F- XThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 2 F& A$ K* l( \* a, X" t* ? 7 }+ e: G; Q* P: XMeanwhile 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. 4 v9 @: A- b2 c2 P' B
t! J) O9 U. Z7 f7 qDuring 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. 4 x, ?' x( d% L! r- I ) b4 l( y. |. E2 ], GBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. % o; e' y1 F, i/ m5 k" J* T4 j9 Z1 `5 }
"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. $ n4 {) `" }" _& R2 a& k- ]0 C( H. O! z3 g$ T% x" G! L6 o
"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.0 H( Z) x5 u- H: X
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