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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado - ?1 K) m9 @) u' b2 O" C5 Y 5 d, W9 T/ L Z# ?, % @$ x( T2 ^3 G7 N3 {8 d( E) B# R, ?- V/ p/ e4 [8 C4 c2 [; f
the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. 4 Q( h2 K. _! y9 K8 }, }; s; A& l8 S! f' O, z' M$ X
: y7 ?+ q5 y P3 e: l# e. d***********************************************************/ o; B, O F/ W* G0 V/ h$ ~ Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ( O, m" E" T7 L; m5 q5 U9 Fby: PAUL CHOI K" F) R0 H nSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET * ]* t$ r/ a( ?& [' F' z! _6 y1 M B+ J9 x/ v; q
- \7 h1 n2 ^& C1 w( y# X' J, @. \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.5 P+ V# Q$ c# g' ?/ l4 M
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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. . h: L& T8 L7 Q3 b7 Y6 {' n- I* k6 l' u/ G
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. 2 c7 W: M8 M" Y1 ^1 C6 R* c: d$ t* n' F' L+ T, q/ a
"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."+ y, J: o1 \9 }
; I6 ~+ t3 v' Q ~/ H; } w. @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. . K% z# s, M8 d5 g6 }( M* K1 R9 Z! r( H' f0 Y8 J( n) J7 f0 R
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.0 v/ A3 k$ ?: X
/ z; w3 t! E5 G8 Y( e"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." ! a' u# L6 `' K5 C' G; g: ^! B x! @6 [5 S+ I- n
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.8 H" W. f* l6 s4 e7 `! n
0 V; k2 c$ b I+ Y( |/ mAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.7 y- m( b0 R( q) ~! K( _/ |
/ Q5 {4 d+ ~1 v( l: ~7 w3 M6 s" p"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." 2 f$ l- R6 X! K1 f( u { 3 z( Z1 H" ?2 M; l# p3 p' Q7 n1 [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. ' z4 [% \$ K2 ^' X0 _ # X8 M" Q+ B& e) }/ cThey 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.0 f! [ R- t, G5 v8 d% O
- n6 i5 ]1 x0 C2 v"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" , r+ {7 [1 x" n% \1 w5 ? " s4 R' e1 \ n! Q1 ]- fOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. P! o& U5 }5 Q3 a# _& R 4 x5 w1 u: l( b; t5 O3 K! E- kAided 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. + W; D. ^* G4 i 1 e `( H; R- z$ M$ 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., ]. g6 v; i5 L2 Y0 y$ ?) Z: 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# ]+ b' k- j+ b+ R
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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. " x; E$ N+ t O5 Z4 E' n
# J/ x6 y& R E% x7 E0 a" [The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 8 d$ _" R* f# n# x M, z! Y' K4 n
- z! p6 `* {7 Y% u. aMeanwhile 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. + k* m% [6 C. ?. c5 W5 `+ o2 N* J" h6 Z# J3 c+ M) o8 _7 l
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. ( c9 o) Z1 a3 A, ^. d9 \# \& |. O5 r# m% w9 X6 `! P0 M6 b5 Q) j
But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. * N' E$ W4 r: S+ B* C2 Q* e: u. p ) s, G3 i: I" R; S+ T8 k# x"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. " ~& U- t' ^: X6 L) @5 f
5 D( J; G) ], e/ C2 ^6 o"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. ' ]* N9 w w' O/ G5 g$ | ) n7 Y. A: S; S* h********************************************************************作者: daniel1989723 時間: 2005-8-25 03:59 AM