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thank you for the news,
8 p [: F( [) C% {/ i0 [9 fi have some news from toronto too..." M. q: @* ~" t' v0 C# L6 l
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.* v5 z: P- ?- p) C" k' S( F. D+ Q
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.# B% n+ q. Q1 c7 e$ n8 x! q$ }# |
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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) |/ u9 G3 C" y, C3 ^& `. C, @southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado3 L5 h3 y5 _6 |) R$ ^+ K: l
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0 B, s4 E7 d( fthe 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 ( T) b/ K; @" f% V; S4 k' S
by: PAUL CHOI - _1 t9 ]! l; e% _& ~/ I; M
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET9 l3 n( Q) C3 a. ^
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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 T! g& u( L( y8 `
8 t4 n. i# L5 [7 u3 r6 P9 SThe 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.3 B3 ?9 c& n a% O/ J8 e
+ D! q6 R( z) S* `9 N2 E, MIt 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.' t. @6 @2 `$ G2 G
2 r- m3 k# T4 o0 o& L3 v( \) l"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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X! r2 \/ U* W0 S. n+ D9 gA 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.9 K2 d6 t. e3 @' B; k
% d+ {( i2 i- zElsewhere 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 f* U- t9 H u9 p- o: f0 _
3 Y; q$ x5 |% ~& c5 ^/ u* c"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."8 Q4 a5 k R0 Z& P
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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.
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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( e- T5 \4 C/ m# r/ 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.". g& f4 {( o: c8 T
3 N, t; _& k h2 G6 QFergus 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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: } B( X6 j k( h. k5 eThey 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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: e& i- f/ f, L& ?0 B6 G"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.9 b7 q! @" k* I2 N- z/ M' F# a
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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.+ y( V, H! E% K( l; i
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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.0 Z8 A" m6 C& ~8 Q! U: ^5 ]
0 c" n- s( { X) f, r# S ^4 j2 K"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.5 K9 |% D' g& E, M, B; }
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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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1 H+ g0 @: P: _- [The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. " q5 J& Z1 }8 W$ b
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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. ; ^1 D5 W* H* e) N% N- x& ?
$ V7 Y, ]/ h9 n7 {4 i# u( y8 Q% E: YDuring 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. * L/ x% R5 z7 L/ `
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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. f2 k, Q8 P, S7 X# ]8 G
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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.3 G* m* A3 b6 ~6 W* `- K1 h
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