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thank you for the news,
3 u3 i* j0 m2 F9 J& Di have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.# N+ ]$ Z, O( z- R/ p/ V5 D
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. @5 r9 C9 D; ]9 I5 n
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg
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http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg* C6 [ a9 g0 u2 M' [2 l* s
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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3 p2 r( f P8 X. z/ Fthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage., L) [5 c: t) p1 Z' u. i
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) y. G3 W% m2 }9 p' ?1 O q( b) v+ QResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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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. o I4 Z5 |+ m* j; w
6 \8 l3 l$ n, `# D9 `4 R- X3 KThe 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.4 c2 e4 g6 V0 c: G. [& Q) `3 {: u* @
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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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2 J- {, h S, VA 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.8 n# y/ a7 J8 F
2 m/ W! T/ i6 j3 W: }4 a& {1 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."
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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.: v* w; B2 u3 [. z0 t8 ~0 Z3 q2 |5 Y
0 _8 B8 r% w+ P! r: PAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.% o, { s ~. n" V) _4 g
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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."4 B: H: C" j) @$ J
, m1 E7 _2 {/ kFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.2 {& O9 \6 R& ^6 p; P+ h
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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.6 j( m2 u/ g6 g& c
: M9 y" G7 [3 m; P0 b/ U' h* x"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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8 R$ ^+ m/ N/ P' s5 @" HAided 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.2 y# H& J- `& t0 @
' P* q! V3 Q. v: i9 _$ |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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! Y+ N4 ?& C: {1 j0 r+ H"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.6 x( a4 w u- Z" P. d0 E
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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. 6 `: n6 V, `3 L& m9 O
% V8 Y! G( e$ ]" t2 v3 p' JThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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( x2 p3 \$ m3 G' uMeanwhile 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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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.
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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. 7 u+ V, {+ W$ f, Y4 k; O
* H8 }: ~' t, g) F"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.* B5 ]% |8 V V5 j& I9 Y
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