6 I/ \! b3 u7 R( X% x" A3 u ; e; _1 K6 p% {4 k% @( R) n " `* k# q0 p# b' O0 n7 jthank you for the news, 6 e! j9 s1 r/ j5 d
i have some news from toronto too...+ W9 W6 h( a+ G1 M3 h4 x& G
3 m1 a3 J3 d0 y" hhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg # t9 e" A" s8 O& N$ X 7 j" t1 _/ E8 A0 asouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado , l, k0 b8 b, P$ g% q0 V. W. Z% C! u5 }+ b
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. % k! O6 J3 G; o3 z1 h3 S2 a6 l: ]2 B0 c8 V* N9 b
1 N- o3 g4 o A3 B, }*********************************************************** 7 @) U" I6 h3 t9 D0 Q, U$ i! uResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado , Q4 P; l2 T4 i2 ~) ]by: PAUL CHOI ' T2 P+ u6 r1 [: Q D/ q9 a% ~8 x
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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. + ^) n2 \0 I1 z/ _' n2 @1 R4 q0 i
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. 9 R- c5 u) T) x" S6 K% d8 j0 M/ j: n6 l. X
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.8 k2 o/ A5 G, N; m# \. w8 e. n
2 R3 Q& V: ^. V3 D8 @+ @"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." & Z' N; D8 Z' f* X6 b; t, k$ ^. u6 k$ p$ X" o. M3 m
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.! M$ v4 t) M, t( ^2 |; D
8 ^& y0 e# Q* q8 _+ P! h: d% U' cElsewhere 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. ) J0 E6 C! |9 U* P5 O. A3 {+ e3 S) w* E- X6 r C
"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." # l+ V' o7 D+ J* ^( q/ e3 C: r; Y, M: b2 `) H+ G5 E
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.( s- i9 J" d4 o& H# y
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. " q* l& U5 H. a7 i! k* L. ~: b8 U. z: z8 N0 {
"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." + I: c; ^) j( }& {7 V1 w0 _, a* ~8 q2 m @5 ~9 n
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. $ m5 f$ o2 q1 Y' S' G: n3 F & S5 W3 N; E3 b! b' WThey 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. : A) G/ A- p( l+ R) D& e8 E" f0 [. f% ?8 [1 T- E3 o
"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"7 x/ ~3 P( }$ f+ z) M, d1 F
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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.% K, Y' h& v8 d6 Q4 J8 `, ]9 o1 a# _ A& 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.3 t' i3 }# k |7 C
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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.2 [1 o; V4 Z/ b8 w2 x! S+ T8 |2 _
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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. : D" @ S7 _+ P0 c! K ( x' W/ [. l+ u% Q( UDue 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/ b# N0 M% Z$ v
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. - u* g: T; d: u5 q1 `! W# ] 2 p) D5 O, c+ HMeanwhile 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. " m7 b1 q. z7 f5 i
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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. 8 a$ [' y% S6 {! t9 C
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z! l6 W. r# p0 r2 R" g"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. " e. C4 k9 L+ c f# L+ m0 I! L ( m0 [& F5 B6 P( n" C1 r, B"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. t! E; n6 @/ ^% D# [: S6 L( j& T7 S0 \
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