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+ B. `9 x9 m+ C2 G5 @' qthank you for the news, 7 c, r' @+ f( p K9 I. I) W4 ~
i have some news from toronto too...
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9 P* l) d g$ d: X! q8 N" G' Ttoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.8 l( s* Z/ |5 p4 R- `9 o, j
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.9 t2 r; V: m4 @' N1 x3 i* E) n8 ~8 S
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.jpg8 D# l& q, q& R9 l# Q' E
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg. a7 f; l: ^5 Y" A6 n G$ B
. r! ?0 i$ G& u% N- d0 K5 ^http://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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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.0 o5 V1 [+ y( m2 \( k
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2 q/ p1 ^' [" M9 t" i& }9 ?( yResidents 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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+ {" w$ ~/ X1 ]0 l+ i9 A" c) PIt 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.! k+ \$ x& S5 ^; l* C m
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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."0 V# ` ~7 g( N) ]9 x& A$ e" |" ~
8 t) [1 q2 t( I" v, G8 V3 ^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.
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. O6 O& U( a, S8 b' s2 ^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.7 A) d/ C( o; K8 }4 E
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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."3 {3 h; q' h* Z j. I
' Q1 T; j9 [2 ]On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.4 w3 j# n8 _; o6 J6 {4 }
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said., }- N u( b2 q+ f3 T, E
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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.1 a0 F }% ^' e
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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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2 X6 c% R7 ~1 Z# r/ o( B"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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N+ X; v% D# Y8 F9 C! dOfficials 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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# l9 q$ G4 s& K) Q4 zAided 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.* C( e$ Z, t, Y# F
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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.
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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.
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. % d/ C/ E9 H" u$ Y. a
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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. & r/ _/ r* P1 i7 ?, C1 v
8 b' e; w" c; _5 D2 Z, I8 JBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. + ?- n- W7 Q% g; \
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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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"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.3 F# c, [3 A6 L- j) ~$ P
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