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thank you for the news, ! y3 T" w. c- C: Z( v
i have some news from toronto too..." ^4 F& i7 B! q4 Y. N
, A( v$ S6 z6 `4 Ptoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.( e& U0 l y* U5 [* \7 i! Q
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.& c9 A# e3 n5 H& Q# F3 }
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg* R( D/ ?9 n" W2 ~* O6 X
8 G, c% S% Z# Q: }http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg2 A9 f E0 C2 X& H l1 S
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg2 z6 G' S. q. Z* d* R
* g3 g6 v! S( L* \( l' Rhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado5 L7 k4 s; {7 H% J. Z. \7 m
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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 . v5 T+ w5 C! h( D7 o* u
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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: l' E! m9 f. z, J* MThe 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.% s( P2 `( p( E( j9 a8 Y
" E _* v6 m. `: |"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."
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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( L# t/ e6 Z; g0 m z! T
]: x) D* E$ V- l$ a+ Q/ h% Y. b3 VElsewhere 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.8 m6 `) u1 w3 v; o( l
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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."( n( a: {/ R1 ^) t
- w u9 R" V( U7 D+ \/ W7 i$ MOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.7 X1 a0 v$ t$ u5 N' e' _
1 c& x) g) `: Y: Y/ PAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.. U4 l& [* }, w4 D6 `, T( {0 X
/ u4 L( ~8 ]" F/ F"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."8 M3 C8 l/ X+ L5 x+ U
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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.. j, Z- T( o5 G7 m$ p
+ m/ l8 C) {" L+ M$ M/ Q+ 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.& S( s4 `' r$ M* `" D
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?") u) \5 L, O( U/ C, j. B7 C
9 g0 s" c; v) M( h0 g2 F: H: \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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( J0 W- }# D3 n% xAided 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.5 t; x5 k+ Q* G$ C% M2 f/ O* c
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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.1 F- q3 A3 m* l5 Y
2 V. V3 V& a ~0 o @' z/ m"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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1 T- }4 ]3 q$ u; C5 x4 a5 {& vDue 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. ! `" k |; \) L. I' H
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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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9 s. T u' K$ c: `- sDuring 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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! z; l5 ]6 Q) j" g9 ABut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. & Z3 w: o. J P/ g0 N# J
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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. & ]5 `' A J' a9 }. d
2 O2 b8 z$ o, O: N P5 h" H- _"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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