|
- 帖子
- 6547
- 精華
- 0
- 威望
- 188
- 魅力
- 0
- 讚好
- 0
|
2#
發表於 2005-8-21 08:10 AM
| 只看該作者
6 U" E. Y% h& s6 V- a' t
# k/ ]: N) C$ k: x
' t5 Z6 E# S% Athank you for the news, 4 A3 m9 d0 T' g8 i
i have some news from toronto too...
9 f# K% n1 b: U1 b3 s! z' f3 I! I$ T6 S4 Y
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.7 |+ D) @% N- f# `1 U
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.& D/ ^* ^6 C" z
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg* N" R) H$ p* L! L
# o, ]2 j2 V9 x, i4 _1 Q
http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg4 b. P6 _ [" R* F% R S$ H5 g$ }
& M. U8 y6 J: \6 Ohttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg
/ c+ G( ~+ Z# {' Q' A
# f) A4 l% L- Ahttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg
6 d+ o% F4 f" i# E8 X, J5 L7 O$ @3 C
southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
- X5 S- _; p: n7 h3 F& ~
; w; E2 O3 D. H3 H& z k& i) d4 E+ b,* R. X" c- d; t. R" m( A
# |$ q# a" ]0 n9 b, _
the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.- x' I, ]) c+ i/ ^' y/ Z
6 v/ m9 j5 l4 a, k2 c; n
# _" {3 b+ u: c$ M, S, L***********************************************************
$ ]9 P6 M. v9 H- JResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
! e- P5 ?7 U- V/ z$ q9 \$ W) Xby: PAUL CHOI 5 G" h/ G0 b6 U" p& H# h. L) G: l- t6 k
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
/ L/ L. J+ p# T& I$ n) [( v3 ?& Z$ |- u) g5 _- @- Q( |
6 w9 E6 V3 u! s" R2 U. w' S3 ^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.: l) {$ y& H' y! u" a3 \( i7 q$ w( i
7 L' v7 U5 a- v4 a) w# vThe 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.+ B; @8 ?) F4 u6 {
& o8 ~: A3 n, p) d) e4 zIt 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.; y. N3 V2 J/ ?* u U
1 k3 ^9 [2 `( m) O3 N, j8 V8 U
"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."
7 {* o- N# |1 z9 ]! N- k
) w$ @2 F0 X, S# \. W( z; E5 EA 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.* b5 z x( _1 u, Z& b1 l
, p2 q* M: o( N7 Q" X
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 Z9 R! r" F v6 }1 X
, L, k, m. P+ {0 i% ^; y$ Z! J
"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 [ Y1 _1 ?$ D" B' L! G& Y* _& a3 J( \/ P
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.' V, e8 B* R' v8 D6 `
# j5 M* V. V9 G/ uAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
0 |% O1 N8 r9 E" K! Z4 c# h2 i2 ^+ a9 s) m' V8 U) K
"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.", B6 v, D$ M' ^
* i9 w _2 @: X$ C
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.$ w( d; @* h: J/ Z# \/ z" C6 Y: z* b/ O
8 u5 K6 v4 J7 j7 W9 ], o, k9 d! C
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.1 L+ }" `* }2 Y7 x) l: D
$ a& z* i A: M. S: P. z"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
9 T( ` T0 i4 w( v+ t9 _
, V: N& k ^* a6 @2 kOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.
6 S( [, u- I. o' s( O# R5 a7 `6 p+ e0 t
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.
4 k* A) } c! S. Q& u+ k& V! v
) w9 b, ^3 V! O s G* nCoulson 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.
; a! [, b" |- [$ N% Z9 \& h9 D& o$ q3 P# b( o/ D0 X
"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.
: ~- U5 ^ e$ k8 b. K
2 o4 W" ]0 }( Q( x4 TDue 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.
7 k: K* z6 j1 H- w# I0 h- f- c. B6 Y( d
The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
) i8 J" i1 i4 U [1 i6 i4 d2 _4 _) i6 O0 |
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.
: N1 u1 j5 M8 c! T- Z
" o( g1 ?1 ]% P# A; y* m. p5 DDuring 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. . v9 B9 E7 F& B0 _/ Q5 |
2 s9 x; _2 @9 I4 Q; h' R8 d
But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
; m K1 w! d/ Y$ K9 v
) Q& G& r9 L4 G7 |" b9 q) w: ]3 \"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. 6 m9 j' }" V- X1 O( ]
! P$ ^) z7 Y0 f* r+ r e$ Y5 m
"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.
" [6 ~& J, p' ?8 E7 r6 q! V* G0 I
******************************************************************** |
|
