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thank you for the news,
# P/ r- T. K5 p, l7 r; ei have some news from toronto too...6 y* k) l3 D! R
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.( P+ D/ o; Y( d2 i+ r! f# Y/ W7 s
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.6 S% W, [) g+ R6 S, m
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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# l2 X) j# h% j* I( Vsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado: j1 Y/ k( Z+ Z, ?
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@ K4 H& { K$ K0 Nthe 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 2 a' a$ i5 h8 }5 g
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.: p8 y9 |+ [, A( K* X0 i% m3 f; B
) m( [2 o2 I( E. W. kThe 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. h$ z J2 a( W( e U; Q
$ S3 S# F. V7 p6 {7 H"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 b/ Q/ a2 |: M! J& V1 ~
- a7 }( `8 A3 x0 y+ E% \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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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.
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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."& Q( G% u% U! `% n3 G( S% v u+ q0 z! j
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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.( u- G5 f j6 Y5 x4 \
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.; I* s! u$ q) @ b# j7 ]- w
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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."1 w- h. `$ z r$ f
: F% m& ^. z( U# l5 ZFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window." o: P h* _ x
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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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9 b2 R) K+ ]$ f) n: j! h7 Y8 yOfficials 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.; \& s5 \8 E! k. j0 p. }8 K
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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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# L5 S9 o9 z3 G! U- H5 l0 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.3 j: ^' V, W4 K$ Q9 T
- s% `/ u; o. l" I! O$ `* P/ d& UDue 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. 3 V& y* J+ q8 x3 D6 \
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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.
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0 X( r" i! u z, `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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4 Y# ?2 p& E0 i3 g$ yBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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3 g- _- s% e1 l9 ?: P4 Y"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.- [' z1 l Y) U# M- N8 A D
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