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thank you for the news, 7 E! ?. @. O" w1 J. D" U
i have some news from toronto too...
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& M2 ~( f6 Y7 a$ Atoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
! q. G, `6 T* wthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.& i% e* t; u* P" R+ P! v% t
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6 i4 M( O2 U! T& K! Phttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg2 Y, b6 B; I' _+ w% \8 _' R
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! Q8 g& P1 \7 m5 G$ N* G, Hsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado5 E5 F3 U/ g8 `4 Q8 L! X1 F. K, Q4 {7 Y7 K
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9 e; C& Z5 u9 `: D$ F& xthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.$ w3 s. E! b5 B- {% F0 z
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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. }7 C6 v/ ?1 {" P _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.* R/ w- g% ?0 o3 l7 G9 Y6 Z+ t
$ f* U3 k9 f& IThe 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."& a6 W' H& Z2 \6 a/ ~1 q
& `: P9 @# i# T- ^ k" R( z8 K/ `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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) R9 F/ m3 A* Q( J8 \' p! fElsewhere 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.+ {: H. j( z( {# x$ v8 V
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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.". u i) }+ Z( n0 r: m" F7 @
! U+ w, ~: J" a8 X& GOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.$ V0 M% |* D% U& k# M
: D+ c" } P6 DAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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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."/ h/ v9 k* ?$ q; `) @" Q, R
) D) L- _& `; \+ I: i/ UFergus 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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) A! ]+ x9 b7 c) ~# r9 K8 L+ L' QThey 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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n; V, }: { h: O8 e& ~5 EOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.+ F' o0 {9 {& \( t4 g( M0 p7 x3 u
) F" q9 S) q4 I+ pAided 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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( u7 r, R2 d! \6 B7 X0 ? wCoulson 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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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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7 m- i1 p" k) [& U2 qThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. + S; e) ], m5 t/ W
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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. 3 c. D4 U/ X& C3 D6 o0 |3 x
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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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' F( }) Q( H& sBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. . ?4 U* F+ \$ S5 q, m
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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. : k+ j! \# ?' I
0 e7 d3 ]7 b+ Z2 j9 ?5 p$ E"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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