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thank you for the news, ; \/ B- H$ D8 W3 M. r8 B
i have some news from toronto too...; o0 P. U9 S- H( B% d' P% W+ o
' M, P. w# b1 h. x; H% x5 J! ~" q- wtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.3 P+ x' o8 w' p2 @ A+ N p
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.' _- w; S" {9 g r/ H. K1 L2 U
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado# w1 n' ^' e! q: f" W1 U
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.( ]$ x! B8 \8 u* ^' N4 M8 L
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado & J/ z& c# n5 N5 |5 T5 O
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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.3 H) A2 \! B, V# W2 y7 n! i5 V
1 U( h: v% R" O. {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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8 b+ K7 l8 N5 O, P1 s' RIt 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."& \# L* _. |0 W4 X+ Q
/ s2 L7 [4 J1 b$ x9 t+ 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.3 o4 t; E! `: Y6 z, I8 x: o8 r2 V
s* w$ ?) C; w! u8 |2 {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.$ ^9 e% }" S- p6 u+ z$ Q3 U 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.". }' i$ }- z6 `5 J. R
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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.9 i, H& v( A1 _& T2 f$ R ?
" V8 r. d( O( u; eAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.) m. Z8 r' h6 [& a' j! Q
/ }/ M3 t& `3 `" a"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.
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: p9 V! \3 N B; F7 F1 ZThey 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.5 w8 ~/ r o( D+ F5 f
" I& y9 g0 Y* n) V7 C"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"* p5 w' K* ?$ [* C- `* p
/ T" v( ^" ?. [0 W- p2 O7 }Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.! h" [/ s! B, E2 N2 S, o5 s
* N5 p; y" O( |+ k9 a* s4 gAided 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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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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; F. c- Q3 N' Y% }/ T"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.; M3 P4 F( L$ B7 z3 A8 n
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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. 9 N. `" C L) @0 s$ q! S
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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3 s# N1 n+ `, L5 L& _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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+ i; |# B4 O O, ~1 CDuring 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. ) S& n6 k3 A" k# r
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# E( y; ?7 B% c; V" Z" f; c"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.: {$ r6 N/ ?( `* s! |$ r- V2 D: T
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