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0 ^) u. l- @; s; zthank you for the news, 6 t5 L0 ?/ V: z
i have some news from toronto too...4 o5 F) J4 h, i5 {4 L
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.# J, A! B9 t) z* {9 [$ e9 x- h
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. * y( ?, e; t# @$ a: \http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg6 }- ]" Z7 Y4 _& V+ Q
7 H/ Z, E' E6 O, 8 B. `% T. O1 m5 f. b8 s+ ] * L/ T+ C2 q4 ], r# xthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. # u( f0 } U* Y- @7 v. f3 @1 Z2 @! a5 L2 _4 ~
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by: PAUL CHOI . `* V7 `6 j, l8 T- j9 hSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET , u9 D! X d" `6 i6 K; ^# m: E0 T8 Q0 d! J' e4 w
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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.' T8 k7 T. e+ l9 `& [8 R/ h j
! o' b( ~8 P& I6 [, lThe 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.% L M7 B5 j+ F G3 N" _
4 `5 J' U. [/ {) h% E8 W9 A: 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. ; [3 h0 l+ b: e( X. ^7 T" X+ T; _, l' e+ z% v( i2 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."/ x6 l. T: D$ G2 u6 z
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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.* X7 s+ i) G M
1 C/ M6 ]5 f5 x, u" pElsewhere 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.( W7 \% n; |5 Q8 l& 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."4 I% {9 A; A4 [
( [* j2 ]( }/ {On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. * ^1 _$ [- i. R* I2 m- j: e" K3 P! i/ X8 U9 s* E
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. 9 Z# u) O$ U `/ L- X! [& `5 ^$ i* }4 E6 D: H. h% ?8 V: C% E7 G: i) i
"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." Z" R' ~5 U" e' n0 w* K
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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. ~4 V$ r. @# B, H( C: w ; ~" k) S1 a+ a! v! }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. / U0 e: w1 M) `! ?' F1 ~- K/ {7 c( {: u / I5 P8 [' }+ g7 [- l* d"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" + U7 _- e' P8 Q - h" D7 Q! o4 A6 g7 A& y, b) K8 _0 oOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.4 e2 m" ^; N8 x
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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. : X+ G% C2 r. x" l, Q3 n2 u7 p% m% t* ]2 R 8 W$ y# w2 j1 v, D2 Q7 h4 SCoulson 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.. j" p T* n, g8 x3 N
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"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.: S4 `+ O& J) H7 g
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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. 4 Z: F* Q; A! z5 h$ E
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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. # j! a. Z b' s- r u: w6 B* e* {
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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. 0 ?& _9 J' I4 C5 B( ]) s. H
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( E4 y" v& j8 ]"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. / v0 @* f8 ^* C* X/ X3 \ J 3 O) ^8 i7 w7 Y/ v }"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. ' s2 i n" B% N2 l# |4 c- F1 Z0 M& V6 T* P3 d0 ^( D7 C6 E
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