" q2 h d% a4 ~, E9 T2 k) Ihttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg ; P+ T- J6 Q7 }' r! d4 Y . s R6 I6 G6 h: Jsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado 2 s$ L+ o" Q- I0 Z, g# l4 K7 J5 F/ u
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. ( |( P3 T" e' s; F 3 G! L& [1 d" c/ K8 w* ?1 D+ ?8 H9 t/ g7 Z6 Z( P( r
*********************************************************** / }! ^' n1 Z* b4 F+ h' d0 vResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ; P5 \& y+ i& R) G$ L9 [( R
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) a% E. {/ s7 c: B+ 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. 3 Z1 D6 y9 k* @) Z# Q. a ' o7 y1 V* [6 x5 J- @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. + |! s/ e) k$ T0 U) a5 ^' u2 V5 M& L2 @# z C3 i0 u
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.7 X7 f- }& N# H9 y/ i' d
* {' d8 U# u% v/ K& U4 L$ O' U"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." . b$ \ [5 n# L9 g' P & A+ Y6 r" v/ E- B1 DA 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. / h2 Q- K2 U$ { % J5 c# D9 K6 r. SElsewhere 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. . {6 _ w+ ^! {: U0 m+ l; U6 j: l$ F ( v; a, p7 V) {' ?8 y"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." 8 ~2 \1 v2 n& S$ Q* t% G% E1 R; g3 P1 o- ?7 M% e' a: a
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.. L0 Z' Q5 x% L2 S8 `1 z3 [4 D
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. / W5 o$ U) e, d& Y* G # I M: U# J& A* d3 X) E, K"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." 3 B/ G. j5 h/ |0 ]. [: e& O, p& K7 \* Y
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. % J9 B2 _# Z5 J; }' r; U E9 Q5 `; e& j$ ^/ }; E. I
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. 9 c& w6 s+ [/ v7 i1 v& c 2 W, O: b1 t9 a8 n# x- V; k"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"- F! X. L3 C" ^: r& c% ?
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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 s3 t/ }( S' t3 E9 V! ]7 x% | 1 {5 R& |7 R' d& ~! M, y* ^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. * m# k. \; F5 X8 w1 s9 W: n% z I7 n
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. & o3 q6 b; _1 p+ o2 L) Z1 A7 w % W( R" E' i2 e* h8 D- @"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. * `* t) A: _6 q( A! O 6 S2 L- K" b0 @0 iDue 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. . S# I) N/ i7 C4 i5 h
% G" a- \2 y c cThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. - w1 I: f9 m+ [' R6 ]/ e$ t" `
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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. 5 D5 O8 d0 k( h7 q4 |$ Z
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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. ; F0 y1 i; @3 _1 L' I6 m
8 h5 h3 U* r2 e7 S! ^0 \But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ) d l" I/ s" g& M ]3 g" w( p : i$ @( C: u$ N"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. / l# x$ K" z2 U: E$ |. |1 N ! q8 T7 M1 ~: W! U"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.* U* ]" U9 O' I1 k8 k6 b
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