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& ^8 K% c* L4 r/ \thank you for the news,
$ v/ E. E! d0 p+ wi have some news from toronto too...2 H$ s! z+ z0 I
6 R I2 J8 q1 ?: u0 dtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.# U5 T* I. [8 k# n. _# }- R+ {5 h0 k- Q
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday." ^4 z% L/ a% |) {0 y* D# o. i
http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg, ?. p' h4 J4 |) G/ s' G
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' _7 E# [: E2 I" l; l0 Osouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado
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; D8 [ U7 M% l1 b' N" C2 Dthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.
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Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado " |6 ?# [4 p! m8 w( t
by: PAUL CHOI - s9 F5 r! G3 @& Q! w
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET, Z; B, U' J! A* 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.6 S1 P$ C! l2 x/ {0 Y$ R- S
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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.5 J$ }2 D; L* }8 a Q) p8 Q
" N) U* p7 e! Q- r) S# s, Z, D# \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. E; ?- ?: N9 F' k
( }8 S* n0 p3 t3 z# I/ n# 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."2 n L5 I& f& F& 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., l& d. r% \9 b$ E& f
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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.! H) x+ Y2 g0 s1 L: J; s
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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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* z$ n" h( J8 L7 P6 D# _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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Amidst 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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' |# ^* ^, i1 @1 ^: L/ k, AFergus 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 a# l9 [" H/ i: X. t- r
; O# `9 @3 F4 P+ W4 V! D! M' a vThey 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.
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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.! Z: b3 r* _( Q- T! Z$ w
/ v8 ~- u6 W5 A: Z* z% _' Q2 u/ 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.: W8 O8 z/ u9 g0 F& G" t
% L3 V Z2 f; F& ]* _) y"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 c/ ^3 A& S/ w6 T4 k& ? f
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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.
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The 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.
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& m5 |4 _' k+ k2 q' dDuring 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. , g d4 }) x3 E6 u. {: @3 h5 T
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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. ; j2 _- }0 i G/ ^3 D- \& h
4 Y j+ a9 ^" X, o! ]) c" M, c# }"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.
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