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0 P' G& A9 _0 p- Vthank you for the news,
& v. g+ l8 I0 H' T6 R$ Ui have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
3 G% c" N M( R9 G z* x& s! z1 `these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.
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8 V# V0 k ~* Z3 V, V }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
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" ~0 O, Z$ ]4 {4 ] s; N4 g$ csouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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# i9 ^5 r0 [1 t$ T; C5 Sthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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1 u7 O2 F# _1 l8 P. ]Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ) }% o' a; Q# |2 n/ \. I* X! C8 v
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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.
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) {, x- Q, R7 d" IThe 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.9 k ~+ j6 x; Y/ `) P3 R
u' e! |6 |% a) s% g6 \" WIt 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.& I8 z( F! K W" V4 I% w
9 k, ~8 K8 i% G4 G7 S"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."$ Q3 b" u: h* e5 ^. U- r
! v- f3 a8 e: o5 G1 FA 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 S6 X' O7 ]6 `3 r: Y
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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.
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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/ i( B& f4 @( v V& b
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.4 |8 S# j8 p# q' P7 ^
5 X6 Q' g, k: X) b% e! H"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."& V0 _" T- ` ~% V
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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.
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, x( F O; A) J8 e MThey 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?"
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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.; a: S# x4 [3 n7 K
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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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" H1 u3 t9 G _: C V8 YCoulson 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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/ r* _* `; v9 K( j8 K+ a! 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.5 j5 F5 x3 x/ M x/ i
; R; }/ j8 F% X7 {$ T5 A, VDue 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. 8 e6 H, j6 @ e# z; `4 d5 W
$ X( a, U' } ~0 w( N- q: TThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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, L- \2 a+ o mMeanwhile 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. : n5 R. F0 e- k' _
; O; j) k5 _! b) L' W! CDuring 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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4 b3 m) L0 Z/ M* v6 \( C, B( OBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 9 X$ j7 [: f$ @$ 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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% o- |# |0 }' q; b4 j4 b( M7 ^"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.* r" N) U8 a3 N/ O, @
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