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thank you for the news, + G( v$ _$ C+ Z+ G7 ?$ A# y6 y
i have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.0 l0 r. U7 d" v" d9 X; D( {
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.; n' a- W r& m* ~7 n& M% n
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: \- ]. c, t* Q% Z* P' I, ?( r; q
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg
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& `) n/ ?0 f5 A9 msouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado% [, n# r5 q6 `/ C
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.) e$ B: J$ B$ n( m
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7 q! \9 O; z! Z: L; C' }Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado - H* W( A- j! p. b6 p) Z
by: PAUL CHOI
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; L" p7 Z6 K8 w! ^1 Q* G qTORONTO (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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1 R- s1 U( S: n/ yIt 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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: l( x0 W% k) O* x' U( S"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."
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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.8 z0 e. e" `. d& n3 G
! f$ D3 q* K: w+ Z7 h/ j. IElsewhere 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.* R' D6 J9 `' |
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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."+ X1 o! l1 c6 ]: m* t
& W+ e. L" R# Q1 m# e, x/ z0 j; K3 LOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.1 F7 Z0 T X9 l T1 O0 a
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.7 I5 i* t9 A0 B: H+ B
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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."$ f& r0 d. W! D7 ]& n; V2 Q e
7 Z: |; _' T5 @9 ]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.9 A1 `, H4 \0 y
1 O, d5 f) i& n/ M' wThey 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 ?& ^7 I) r, o$ f9 T# a) b
' c) h4 _7 D" t% s6 l( A"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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5 |1 b' P9 z2 ZOfficials 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. O) F7 E* _6 C! l# w5 r# Z5 b
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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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6 Y; \! _8 S& O' F% S) 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.
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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. - b- C+ d+ e$ X( Z
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 1 v7 B! j8 i" L& r9 h
- m L/ J, n! B7 EMeanwhile 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. . D4 G. W; n1 f4 K6 T* |. S
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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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But 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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"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.. A) ?4 B9 u; {$ C, e+ `# f0 X, E
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