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Originally posted by 1st過七萬!!! at 8/20/2005 17:32:
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thank you for the news, : Z# I9 w2 [( l6 T3 ^+ l; E
i have some news from toronto too...7 f! e) f! j7 O& k
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday.  Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.% B# a0 A) c5 o$ U* N
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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5 Z  O$ q& g& h( \southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado4 o0 s7 ]  z' V
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.6 c3 v; B! d9 `, s9 }
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: N( n8 X3 @7 kResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado & O+ y2 t/ c1 p  Z9 Z
by:  PAUL CHOI
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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.
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  }3 G( f/ y% O2 ~8 l1 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.5 x( V9 R! v: p3 c2 `0 L
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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.
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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# R1 I& H- V( s' Z% B* V

4 m0 e' o" t) ~' [; Z$ pA 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.$ M' O1 |" R2 h

& w# j$ y- s0 A6 NElsewhere 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.% U( E/ m- \1 Y+ D+ X7 O# b/ }

( ~+ K9 Y6 R  E9 A- z7 e"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."" e) g# t$ _6 T' P7 u

" {* H9 D- p1 i4 IOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.! g/ z. i2 J+ e  N! b" K

+ x0 e' U- D* r: e"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."
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( F6 \( m1 x% ]# t3 ?/ SFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.& ^# ~1 o* b" I9 e' ]
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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.
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6 M$ _( E3 X8 d' f9 H3 F; ?1 S"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.
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. P) d8 U0 o5 A4 h+ U/ Q* V+ l. m. BAided 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.# A" U+ l! X" W+ o) l2 F# `$ w! Y

+ B/ y; V0 Z: WCoulson 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." o! H) u+ d7 C* e1 n6 R
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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.2 c5 g# A6 |, O4 [
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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. : u$ I9 `0 j/ \* |7 Q' y

; h8 J. q9 y) q3 y; f  nThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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( q4 ]* d& j4 |+ S9 BMeanwhile 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. ' A' I/ M6 l- L. L4 U0 G: c" \. X

% ^6 t, l' L& i8 L5 t6 w' O% TDuring 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.
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+ V( u9 y" M# p& t6 g# U' uBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. , G" L' [  y) O
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"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. 9 n+ j6 ?" U8 k, r
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"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 O- d4 r6 K3 K
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