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thank you for the news, ! z) z# r U: c0 M3 D+ P: G* k
i have some news from toronto too...
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/ C* u$ c% }0 ?/ wtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.) ?$ N* N/ c- W9 ~) w
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.5 B3 m# `4 y1 t# }
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg0 T: x6 m$ S! K
$ G; K! R& N C8 s, W8 C& Hhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg
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. o4 l7 [. t9 D* A2 X5 wsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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; c$ [* c. O8 a- d$ v2 Dthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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T! w/ \" n# Q+ U V. m5 z7 x; dResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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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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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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"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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) t6 R ~& l* C4 P* FA 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.& ~: e7 I* T' M; a+ s/ M, y
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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.( C0 O; Y* O* }- l+ Y, y' W
# j" p' ^$ O& 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."
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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.
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.5 ~" t/ A4 P1 c5 z2 q( {) Z
5 z$ c/ ]6 N: N7 V; F: R% S"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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# |! z; i" f, F& m: d1 z. b) yFergus 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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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.1 \1 ~+ _8 Z( L
& E5 X; x0 A# T, a& s" c"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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7 V: l! x% g5 o5 D/ LOfficials 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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& X1 o0 u4 K- f, V+ }# O) `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.
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9 ^( q% p. }6 \/ l"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. & a& T ~( a6 l# E6 X
& [1 M4 \( e" {3 _6 G, j) E( F8 R8 \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. / h7 @( Q' G$ w y
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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.
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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.
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n& p# ]' w) C! {4 H) P"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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