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: y! d0 ^: i: s6 ]thank you for the news, 0 m3 e1 F, r5 s1 ]7 j
i have some news from toronto too...- z4 H1 y, `# r* T& Q7 E
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.2 p4 c5 W4 V% J5 W4 l/ v( \! U* g
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.( A. S% ^: U% {' @7 V+ z+ a+ |
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg
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8 B8 R- t0 e* L4 K6 a6 Msouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado" H6 t7 d+ p; u' R6 G
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4 i k7 w' y3 J6 rthe 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 ( b5 f) I8 }$ n0 ?
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.- ?' [7 b$ g5 U( y9 b: G
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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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- w. H8 E* e1 v1 r5 T% }% }! }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. ~" w5 s* B$ f' j1 Y$ m6 C
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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."
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" O V5 S3 m; x7 N/ g6 T. LA 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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0 f! S8 H- k' q+ dElsewhere 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."/ F8 t( s: F) C
, \7 T1 T8 g& N0 rOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.$ D& Q2 U' n' W5 T9 J. L* P
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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8 T! J# a, t* }( ^+ u1 X"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.% ~# k# v& W0 o
5 |+ C9 K4 }4 O+ k& J% jThey 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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2 t/ J2 k$ ?5 H. H4 E"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"
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Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.: Z' Y+ n. \! |
2 J9 S( M; C; J* W# }" K! uAided 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.0 c$ m# w5 T% S' B$ K+ V
) R f* x: Z4 ^; G7 W+ UCoulson 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: O2 P! G6 n" P! q% G
2 j! i5 j& N4 E7 L"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.0 o# {1 n+ s& U. E; ^# G$ o. r* F+ _
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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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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. 9 S( K# r: E) T
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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. 2 u( p( {! J6 |+ I4 M( b
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. " }: [: _1 ^2 T" _3 z, X8 G
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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.
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