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發表於 2005-8-21 08:10 AM
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" i! \7 C; ~( l7 y% P5 E' pthank you for the news,
: s; ^8 A+ `9 g- \4 H1 j! E& Ni have some news from toronto too...
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# O8 }; x$ ]2 ~2 O& {+ z/ Htoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
5 s6 w; t R, V, ?these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.9 Q1 w* O$ t$ n1 S
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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8 g) D+ F1 c: f# H4 a phttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado' g# ?1 U Y! B% Z7 A+ _
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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* o$ I: H" J% h4 gResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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s8 X' t+ Y5 P9 _& s: v' GTORONTO (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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/ ^# ]" y$ f' j$ s* BThe 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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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.& \! z/ G3 q/ d7 r
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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."/ l1 W9 p: f- M' m1 c0 g$ y& v. {; ]
8 a6 _6 i2 i2 ~* sA 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.) Z1 I+ G A9 {& C$ U8 z2 @$ l* B
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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." h/ c0 u8 b5 {8 b2 n7 S9 x: E
& P, T3 h9 i/ U9 b"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."* i8 o7 E1 j$ Z
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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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" X ]! q2 r2 e- }* QAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.2 E! x8 d* R3 G& y0 S0 x/ S
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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.", V2 q& t& v9 t% P% |2 Z$ e
W- ^% ^$ e( Z. J; HFergus 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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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., X; G/ J) `/ }- c
C) T# m' Q# X# `2 \"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.
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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.
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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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v( q }/ L/ k& {+ 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.
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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. $ u( P0 \. p M2 Q5 ^6 j
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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.
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( ]0 G! Z8 A0 R9 f: m7 w+ I: {) fDuring 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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) G/ H3 ^5 D6 C4 ?+ D0 i/ |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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