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thank you for the news, ) B( r+ ~2 u' O2 j) {6 {* Ei have some news from toronto too... ( P" \! P/ S _( R" P3 I5 a+ n, t9 { l" r6 d4 k" rtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.8 @/ x: e9 u2 E2 e
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. + E6 ]6 ^% l$ h8 Ghttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg4 A" q( b. y" S, X# q7 q% L7 o
' o5 M( t' \( B: B& ^, zthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. , i1 x8 C, L/ I$ n! J6 V) g+ E, ~& l u
7 `% C0 u5 V8 ]7 B; |' W" R/ ]*********************************************************** & v( J( M% O9 L: O# p- iResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado k9 B5 T l8 Uby: PAUL CHOI 3 X2 M! B& [5 |. L( _$ K2 iSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET ) X- T- j6 a( ]( [ @' r $ o$ n+ U3 V2 Z8 S' a* [ # I" ^4 R+ ]& v7 J( {% P+ b5 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. 8 J* y/ C0 D& b9 u- _5 t) f! q1 Y) u7 G" t$ H8 R' 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.: x/ s( W9 b2 E2 w m
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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. & F. I U! \5 m + _+ h I1 d! J0 d4 b' W$ p I& M' c! @"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." ! C0 h: H8 M; ~3 k" P- d ' v+ ^; C/ i% l( [5 w) `' t* _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.8 w( {% I. n& ~. w. O
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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. . Y4 J% o3 J9 e9 Y3 w2 F 5 o$ j( q, ?" L6 m7 p( v"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." 6 O. `4 ]/ F/ |4 u- ] # ~3 D$ ~ n) j2 k3 z- W& v; @On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. , ^0 B5 u8 g e$ @; V c1 N9 M0 `# z# B6 |. AAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. 6 _1 H# Z6 k+ @! e3 e% V3 l+ k8 {+ U. _, C, p+ k8 J& ^
"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." 4 E+ [. g) w c- R+ K* A0 z: z5 z+ K- c# f. s) R
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. ! }2 N+ b7 l, ~' \5 k7 O3 j9 i6 s7 g( o) h2 T+ N$ B3 p" r& k; w) {* m7 r
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. % j# B5 j/ y, t 1 p8 V8 i1 U! y' f! y. ]4 l9 J4 i"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"! Q# E4 I6 f$ P) [# V7 t% d; \# n% }
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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. * ~9 z/ O& ?* Q: x1 `' D2 j) t' M3 I" R
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. 0 X0 ~# ?. `6 J- E1 t+ k* c* ~& ?: F# `$ c- A) O& v* X n5 c j6 B
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.! Y8 S2 j! S) L) L7 K8 ^
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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. - q6 @% U6 m ^) V0 N, T- u " x" ~6 }& U- U7 Q* }, DDue 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. # U/ J$ u6 T' d/ [: K, ]8 }4 i, N5 F: z6 v: Z' v- d, ~, ]& b
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+ O0 J \: v" T+ a( }! o0 cMeanwhile 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. " X9 u1 a, i, w% _ 1 S, k8 T* _/ m1 L- V% @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. " ]) z- a5 m- G* J6 z$ O
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ' z7 D6 c, b6 D" i/ J H
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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. . C" l* I% f3 [+ }; K# N* E& w1 J0 E
"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.1 [, ^8 c" r- {1 k" V6 g
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