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thank you for the news,
8 g" n4 W, q! Q* h. k8 g6 e, pi have some news from toronto too...: g' Z+ n( ~( S* X: N
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.. x- i' X% @; U* B0 R5 t+ c
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.6 p( Y" d5 @! y8 y& M q* z
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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http://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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/ {$ M' x) ~" T {+ ?6 B1 Vhttp://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 tornado
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2 s+ |1 P; ^; B$ Vthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.6 b% _9 M$ B, k/ x1 t7 A" v/ D
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1 H6 U: A: ]; `% |Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ' s% Z: L8 Q0 R
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. E7 h- B+ X4 j- v/ Q
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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." ]( p! k ?: {/ W( V* T7 X1 a, h
9 }: u, k- Y4 V9 HA 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.
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! `4 y$ g+ L9 \) EElsewhere 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./ i; l4 A" E5 g' T9 T5 ?2 g7 w6 U
/ L( n! K k1 Z: s# k"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."! d9 J9 G7 p) i' f; c b" q& ?
% ?; f! D4 ?: g7 x7 \# E$ S3 C3 a! POn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.6 h2 b* ]( Z3 `) E9 H$ {
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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! P, v0 s" {0 q"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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3 n* g# C4 U) RFergus 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 a& Y5 i& \; s$ ]6 u. g
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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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"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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9 E. x j7 P- Q/ L8 Z& k3 s4 o& o6 oAided 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./ V" C+ H( i' l. d
( i; R" E+ Y: e @9 k% O5 K `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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( b7 f8 b9 i% n3 x7 p) v/ u0 z"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.. {% [$ }: [ e) s
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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. ( V) T6 @& v1 [# V8 A" S; [, j
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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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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. & y' T: @6 P! f5 T( C$ s
3 l5 P/ d R5 ?8 Y0 pBut 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.
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9 U* [0 ~: C) Q. Q& M0 O& @; @"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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