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thank you for the news, # C5 H5 G' t2 s; v8 V' U X
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!!!.
/ e# {" E- X1 m! S2 ~( Othese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.0 r3 I) B. K* ]6 v" S. x( P2 [" n1 \
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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9 @! M) B R3 l7 Q% W- {' Y! F/ _1 psouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado! p# A4 t. n6 F1 }& I
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% F C: }( D. `the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.. z* U7 ^: X5 [ p) ~! f2 f) F
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0 P8 V( f2 Y# i' x, U, l- DResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado
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Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET
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% e! ?- X* F. u5 A7 z6 o0 T5 A/ dTORONTO (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.; \7 o+ I% V& Y
1 h* }0 H# {0 D) P e( y2 |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.4 u# l! ~& D. m2 q
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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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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.) R7 Z ], a/ ], t- r) L
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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.; @. }3 P# \2 [
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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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) | K6 x6 z4 q, @) y) dOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.( T9 _. n2 u! [9 M b
! p6 s- Z O3 ?, |3 U0 @/ W+ aAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.: y2 S3 j0 p* F/ Z; t- ]
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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."- o( q5 u2 {" x/ K# ~, y: D
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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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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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, _2 H- ]( i2 W8 ?" R% u"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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0 K0 f2 |7 \- e& p+ OAided 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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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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"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.8 w0 b1 H! f) \6 a* `
8 s: @4 l4 T& a. sDue 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 y/ ^0 _2 R6 O, e( n
; S1 s$ Z. I2 U1 {" KThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said.
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Meanwhile 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. " p# `# T+ l# A5 T9 k
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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. : H0 }* {. Z; K" @" z2 Z3 r3 N
' y% c1 u. n$ r& l/ EBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 6 E1 ~. d1 W0 s
) {% H+ _$ W9 _' M; o* k f2 K"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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"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.' E* R5 ?: P9 z% ]
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