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thank you for the news,
& s2 }4 I+ r6 k$ vi have some news from toronto too...
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: n0 Q$ N6 |5 A8 _toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.* j7 b% V; ?: ^8 s
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg
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4 |# t) }2 r, ]! o" t! t) l' Asouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.$ X$ \( W8 W1 E- m/ Q+ O8 q. O5 f; L
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 5 r- D, S4 f9 }3 h8 f
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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8 n* e B2 s! Q$ A( B% KTORONTO (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.( j4 ~% g6 x4 k6 d
& N( L9 S% }! |1 pThe 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.
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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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1 Q. i2 r/ [! P, @& N7 dA 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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# V" v8 K8 Q: A6 m+ _# v" n" oElsewhere 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.' ~. T: J4 C# I1 q0 f! ~
; B3 W6 v+ e6 `2 @% g. q"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."
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/ }( y( Y; L; L7 ROn 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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/ T2 v- s* X+ ?/ C- pAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.$ x* ]" m6 w, V% p9 v j
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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."
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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.1 _6 {3 h8 R, c
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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.
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"9 N9 d5 U5 j4 _2 c4 P. z
4 y* x% [1 Z# W/ ~( j# {Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.4 }: v/ X4 e0 S# B; [' I
% M1 K" I7 E( f' Q( ~& n) PAided 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.3 P% Q7 @' v* F2 B5 f
$ h' e% j) I @% g& R4 B& xCoulson 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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3 p; _6 E' B/ R: K7 @1 q: 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.
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8 {$ U' |- S% `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. ) F& z* d1 j6 B, G5 G
5 [$ I: ^0 a; f U9 C( TThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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$ V C- L# {6 M& g9 s0 z1 nMeanwhile 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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; o" Z. Q* L( R1 \' w: pDuring 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. ' _8 L9 r: A* @
* z: _/ q7 H4 J: A6 m7 tBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond.
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' |) `3 w* m; D3 g! N ?1 P# V3 `9 {& i8 l"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. 7 m. s M! Z6 h! h* r
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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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