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( g- T4 V+ @: V T6 Kthank you for the news, & d. C' B: U, j# d
i have some news from toronto too...
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.
4 W, s+ P% m1 X6 u0 z8 ithese 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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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado5 @6 \& D- M' U) j1 M9 t
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.) i& L j, b" H; p, v1 J
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7 \" i" h. s& {' F8 o/ l4 BResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ( u5 ^7 S6 z8 M1 C3 k) ~
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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.' G; _4 a3 K7 e. U7 i7 u! u t
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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.& I& ~+ ?+ C3 `1 T# z, q0 x2 d
! Y: {$ q; H' {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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7 U3 T4 V z7 a% L" [- b"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 h: q( ^5 {8 G5 S% \
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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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, F V) h( o. J; K8 N6 B$ ?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.7 |) i6 S7 }# \! n6 B2 x
+ J0 s5 E4 q/ S% G [: E5 Y"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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& r1 X# V" M9 M+ g* O; eOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.2 {' D J0 G7 [1 y1 L4 S. Y/ I* }
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.3 e. l L% b' O9 Q% o! H
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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."+ k/ |/ { n; J' o. ], `" l
" {1 Y: p& f1 ?, |/ F8 [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.$ @* B" _- F+ m' Z' ]5 T, \' k
4 V% y8 o p* [% k% IThey 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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+ @ _ T) C! q7 ]( @" u"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"( Z9 {, S1 V. }) F7 {; Y
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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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, r" Y) x; {8 g# A' L$ {5 RCoulson 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.4 X* v' J$ V( K8 S2 h7 [# d
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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.
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2 l3 R- z' Y( d! E7 Q$ V2 s9 m- 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. 1 y* C) \; w. G* b1 b
8 s4 w. |- i# F+ o8 JDuring 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. 0 a7 u# q- e. ?3 j
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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.% Q% {+ A. w, J# e T
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