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thank you for the news, 2 g- j, l! R; O" C" d _6 h hi have some news from toronto too... A, L* z$ h ~, u; @: T % s% Q% M; G3 o H$ A u) Gtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.9 a7 b3 \& W$ e: f% c& W
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. " _2 U N* Q m0 U1 _2 O' Shttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg9 M6 U& c: i8 ], t! }: o# z2 W
7 O+ z* Y: @/ b$ Y3 @) }! xhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg ) P! v$ O9 Z; f/ q, w: Z" ?6 s4 z " [! N& x, @- ~, e* Xhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg 0 t5 G( C( n( m4 F) n9 M" Z7 Z + C8 \4 G9 b+ f, t3 Ahttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg , _) q6 x+ u# r: g' X1 `: M 2 _9 j+ s- {/ Nsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado 8 [9 K2 Q+ S3 i+ r) d 9 b* c- t- s; H, {, * c& b% ^- j# G1 B: _! R3 _# d 8 n9 Q7 j$ D8 M4 x" v7 q Z; a1 U9 athe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.9 a" A1 \* r" {; e" z
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***********************************************************/ V! G2 ~! @. R& L Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado # _" {4 q/ H6 s6 z- {7 K% s8 Wby: PAUL CHOI 9 Q, m4 \, H7 S' l5 f! x GSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET / n/ b H' T; \$ E$ n% A5 b( ~+ J/ u1 t7 D3 |- U
0 T1 f% r/ }- u4 S0 i1 wTORONTO (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. 5 c* z% ? z- j& k3 o& F 9 ^( u3 y% @& y+ {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.+ h6 u0 C3 {% R ?3 V5 w
0 y, P/ W5 c/ [* a8 t4 jIt 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.0 s5 z" Y0 ^3 b, M( k/ z0 V2 q% l
8 }0 T1 s4 G* b+ \( D3 c# I* g+ t"We've confirmed at this location a Fujita scale F2 tornado occurred, with winds between 180 to 240 kilometres an hour," said Environment Canada meteorologist Geoff Coulson on Saturday. "That's confirmed with the damage that we've witnessed." . N3 O. H9 Q4 o$ r" U( \1 o1 \ 9 x/ K- _$ k, q6 H4 aA two-storey home in the area had its roof torn clean off and a barn behind the home was levelled to its foundation, Coulson said, all damage consistent with a severe tornado. % H9 G( T8 L( R) } 8 u2 R5 r+ U% i% s' l3 c) o9 FElsewhere on a nearby highway, a wooden plank was driven into the windshield of a vehicle, another sign of extensive impact damage typically associated with a twister.% `7 R& y9 |+ x0 z, b; u
8 r1 P$ U7 g. @0 [$ E. k"A tell-tale sign it was tornadic as opposed to just strong winds was the fact there's (mud) splatter on more than one side of a house," he said. "If it had been one wind gust there would be one side with the splatter." 5 D) v. x# k* k7 A. m 7 E1 y1 q& x$ _6 tOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.7 j" Z+ D; _2 N
8 ?# _1 g m0 z) G6 pAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said." L5 j9 g, M4 `- _
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"That's pretty amazing given the damage we're seeing here," Coulson said. "(Many) did exactly the right thing. They got into the basement and waited the storm out down there." ' h, \* a; \) E3 B + F) I8 V0 k4 |2 a+ k( S' jFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window. % x: a. I P+ Z6 I9 D H) X/ e1 R; n. U0 n' a; b, 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.) y; P: K# `% Q: v; n% Z! V1 a
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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! }/ W6 g- {+ |5 T' v* H) X
9 o, L/ W: G% `, ?1 A4 nOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. $ O& y% F2 Z# c8 ^ ]+ Z+ b+ _% v3 s1 W" ?
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. & o$ r5 s' h* y& J, ?+ I \' k8 a' Q _( u( d) Z+ Q# r
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. 9 Q6 l3 m4 |( g2 A0 f" w 6 o2 }6 g% U0 o* M* H/ Y' u2 w"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 R5 b6 k/ o0 z " {5 ` @) g" ^) M5 Z$ uDue 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. # u7 Z3 a! m& _! Q5 n+ D; g/ K+ A( O
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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. : W4 |% n: v* K. i ^" F, a; i, U# ~( b a# R4 v3 H
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. 1 w7 @$ h k0 N2 o
* }" I# h- V! b2 Z- O) i" \But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 2 v! F: g; ?. `; r + H# | t9 _. \5 N"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. 4 J# i. f; r9 \4 k5 o 1 f# t7 Y9 ?4 R+ f2 H$ e+ t% u) 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./ X9 F: U$ ^3 S; n; b4 ]; a: I
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