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Originally posted by 1st過七萬!!! at 8/20/2005 17:32:- W# a( A( m$ q( j# T
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& J9 {. `2 T% b1 M& C9 C+ Q/ bthank you for the news,
+ B9 `+ h, ?" O2 ?i have some news from toronto too...
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3 I/ p4 t; W0 @- r# C: F, Atoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday.  Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
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7 @6 y1 R. T- p  U5 _6 k+ j5 E9 M8 f, d; \. psouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado% T! X2 k: t$ F- c& F# v

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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 7 K2 Y( V. D6 C4 D- K3 W
by:  PAUL CHOI
2 }* o! |/ J3 d6 n- ySat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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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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/ |4 a! p+ J' k! a; U5 JThe 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.% a5 U9 R8 V2 U9 ~- G

, S1 [0 u! |# M+ G" WIt 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 v- d5 Z2 a) U! W4 ?
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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."+ U8 w# J" {1 j) V8 d$ T( q
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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.* b$ ?- H: p% I8 I! Y3 N

: M6 A4 J% }8 d) X2 i7 w  {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.
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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.", T8 l0 l% V3 n/ L5 m7 ?

& w+ w0 K. t' h/ b0 Y7 M- O# N" HOn 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.. b, M) i" q; @3 r7 ]( k' r
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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."* f0 [* R4 Z1 k! H
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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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- w. ~% x* H7 r. UThey 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.% R7 c) R1 M' I+ F. a9 h; \  H

1 M4 s# B- L7 S& @7 m, r"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"7 }+ U7 k& a4 z3 z5 K, ~

3 s4 J: `- e$ R7 zOfficials 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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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.
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2 I: h' z1 K* i- a( kCoulson 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.2 j" _" P& I+ T3 Y  Z7 q

* a0 d# F  J1 R5 J; O"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.
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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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.
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) U* g5 R; P8 aDuring 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. - {5 W- `) g: {# \

! T% d. s: a+ _( ^; }% e+ C, zBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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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. 2 c! k4 p8 {$ T0 t
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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.
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