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Originally posted by 1st過七萬!!! at 8/20/2005 17:32:" `& i' k) e& c$ u& W
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thank you for the news,
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday.  Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.6 Q7 Q2 q' T/ x  u; I/ d9 {
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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5 R1 q# r" Y. J$ }/ Isouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado: m6 p) ^# ~) j. U1 M, d$ F

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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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3 W3 e2 u9 k/ L5 f" ?+ EResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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9 a7 M# P) @" {% o% z: J5 {4 ^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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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.
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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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( m7 u3 Y5 B0 o5 {' }5 A0 h5 |"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."/ i) a# Q) X8 b5 w3 E. e( E

; ~* i4 O$ j$ z8 c; o' }6 zA 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.; S7 w  ?7 y5 ~+ c0 z+ P* e

' \# Q, {4 W, t: s  wElsewhere 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 c! c& O: G% c
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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."2 Q4 ]0 l9 J* O" Y" ?6 c
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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.- w" A8 t$ e$ U( |; b

* R8 s- r6 M6 eAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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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."
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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.
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3 a  \, g9 E! a" _1 nThey 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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; Z3 k4 P. D8 w"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"& c2 z3 ^. {+ I

% [2 L% ~" A; E% B& `% yOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.( V7 t0 ?( v" H6 R

2 \" z0 p. k, s  q+ m- [* uAided 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.
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. S/ x! O. f; v0 |/ D5 VCoulson 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.
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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.
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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. 1 Y, f+ I5 C! q/ B" E
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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: X: l  E, ^/ [7 i6 QMeanwhile 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.
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* R: j0 u3 d; J6 [- [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. 3 N* t' |: d0 y' R

4 |6 Z- n2 d0 ?# L' x; ]But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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( v0 k1 s5 G2 T) z: ^$ ~3 \"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.
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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.7 q" t1 h: U6 l
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