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thank you for the news, : S9 [$ G7 G1 V! D* y. F( }1 h
i have some news from toronto too... 9 l$ Z: g& D: i( \7 ^* {; Y) K. Q9 S A! Z0 A% h) \
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.6 ^% l6 x" H4 X
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. ( O* z+ e1 K# }* X/ l7 t3 ]; dhttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg) h+ z! ^4 w3 x- ~* g
& Z- x) A0 i2 I0 r2 N' O9 a! u) [southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado 0 w# o0 B2 H9 @8 b1 b, K2 M2 Z' w, n" i$ ?- _1 \: O
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' y; j7 I; T* Z* Q4 z' sthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.1 ^. G1 r1 N, } H- a
7 C0 Y! m$ r! | 2 t( L+ l6 H- j***********************************************************6 G9 l. C) {# g" Y/ g4 b Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado $ _; L3 Q3 r# n) O# `) H
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; W1 Q; g& u* x0 O! ^ 7 x3 g9 B' b3 l% F, ZTORONTO (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. , J* n5 z( j5 O# f6 t5 ]+ _* O4 S* ~% }$ H1 t+ P7 S1 _
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, F( a3 c2 W- _9 X0 O4 R
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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. U' W1 _% E0 I* l3 k+ V; U0 K8 W$ F V i p) O2 X, W
"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." " `" K' x- }9 o+ g3 H( ?4 @ ?$ @; `4 k
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.* @' B x) w+ `, \- U% _7 }! D
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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. ! x; E5 K @" f- ^7 P4 | 1 |) u( F0 t( U' I F"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." + ~! L5 _7 C4 \2 i: A" {$ J6 f0 n ) j( X* b p) ]& bOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.9 m# e' p) `, J# x
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.+ ~% l0 ] a3 R! ^% Z& l
# Y U+ `- O$ N5 `7 A0 w' W"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." 9 z( i! u9 Z; `; e! E5 e7 y9 ?$ i0 b4 k/ q, P- X( 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.$ J" B" k# E# l1 H5 K) t
q @) E9 d3 f; ?/ L- TThey 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. * X" P% Y/ w3 D' r* E# B$ J3 F( s1 j8 R7 }5 n2 V& x2 I4 }( P
"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?", m+ \, l, E3 V" }/ A; J. r. a
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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.+ U. a- b! G. d, d
* n6 a" w( H0 ~. J1 j A! \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.* X- s" G1 \3 x1 U
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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. 8 R& y, w+ ^+ Q# s" K4 k* }, m8 }3 W: C# \% ]+ i
"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. ; w) D: Z9 V% q8 a( [. V& y) R# u& z9 t7 ^! I$ d
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. * {. a% k9 K& a# h5 m5 i
6 y( C1 p% J( W; ]% [& IThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ' o3 J* Z# r3 y3 } 6 c# {( g5 f2 G8 ?; u. jMeanwhile 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. & C) p# M3 O" E: P7 e8 d' U 6 c- w- e p( d/ m3 sDuring 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) @. l4 }# Q% A- U
: L% b% I! u2 n( g; |But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. % v+ p, f" I D2 ]
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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. ! _9 u3 h5 |8 D, ?$ P4 L0 y" N: g/ K8 X6 h" f# 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.) E+ y# q+ L8 i! t2 Z# b$ P
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