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thank you for the news, & y: c1 e E4 N& G- V0 y
i have some news from toronto too.../ w+ @0 Q# j2 p
% g# Y! |' ?2 Z6 Rtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.* [* u" X' [2 g. j3 F- N% I, L
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.: P2 W" t/ w( n; s3 w) F: }
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg( G3 e; S, z) y$ K
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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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, J, c* \! Y# q; r9 q8 Uhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg
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Z6 N y3 c( u/ ssouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado# f, d& ]0 J" t1 O
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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& O/ B1 T% F1 D: YResidents 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.
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The 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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" a6 X8 }$ ^$ `$ E( |% }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.! [+ i1 ?! P$ \0 F. Y
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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.") L- h3 _/ G0 d) z
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A 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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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.5 @* V, u7 H9 M, t# v
* L4 i1 L: `' 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."
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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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- r# F( R; g" HAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.
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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.8 x9 ^7 l4 \, z2 |: {2 O
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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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! e! S& V1 g: a8 L' e"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.$ ~5 c( {% s# n
1 n& Y0 `6 c2 x1 |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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}6 F# O0 X+ y. r5 fCoulson 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.5 }9 Z) M! a- F, }3 x
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"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./ U% M4 F7 I* Q4 ^% x- G$ o
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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. / P/ L8 q- K9 m" t9 ]
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4 w' k9 U& V( lMeanwhile 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. ) f, Z5 j1 u- U0 V$ ^' p H0 T
; N* C' u! f3 ~. X% M$ ZDuring 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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"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. $ H7 Z, A9 e1 H1 A
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