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thank you for the news, 2 P% U; B$ u. ?# \
i have some news from toronto too... 5 `0 I4 I( @& Q# ]) R* T0 i% Y1 }: g8 B1 P
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. 2 H: q. T1 C8 Sthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.- Q$ c' }$ B! e" Q; g http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg 4 \6 e4 I$ [) |/ X' D # Z! g. L( w: h g/ Uhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg- d, a! v/ r' w9 P
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado" X6 F% a( U2 `3 c2 K' T
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, . f+ B* Q* a! O, c: M% k" k& ~( ~ 3 b+ |. D7 u* S. g9 ~; Lthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. ; g& j$ r+ c, g& t / ], I2 @6 q7 l5 T4 h 4 ?9 q6 j% r/ K0 b. t$ q8 \***********************************************************+ k! `/ v8 o( b; j- O/ J Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ! S2 V# n$ }6 w
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$ V0 z7 t+ \' t# PTORONTO (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.+ b/ A* D X+ z* n
% n0 F. H" I" [; d* N- e3 {' cThe 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. 5 R' `, S% ]8 t# X$ u( s: N( j( {7 }9 m. @! [* u g u" U) i
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. % ^- D- I9 _6 R! _# M) L + y) Y# O' z+ @8 l3 z"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." ; P8 } G0 J9 u h1 M+ z7 c [& O* M3 y
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.' a" i6 C8 }- J K }3 T/ {
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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. 1 |! y3 v6 I' F3 @6 E* J6 l 1 q" F8 Q" b* K6 `) V% B+ Y+ t"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."& p- i% I1 |4 N0 h
/ m' t q0 f: M2 q2 i8 lOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand." K7 K! J/ _% Q4 p o% m' c
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.% `' |4 H+ m3 `# B0 c
0 R9 {4 P5 }% g- N1 D"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."/ [5 }7 ^, [% I* D* | y7 w1 f" \
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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. 4 ]" ]' B8 o% ~7 g0 n$ B$ k- S/ `. T1 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.' R7 r' ~8 I2 o
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" / Z1 V0 J" p+ f$ j, |- R( E, g& L( c
Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.0 ?5 R( o/ C3 G. E$ k
' |$ W) S/ R/ ^# F# PAided 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.1 D: ^* [. g( f) O$ T- m% J
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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. $ c/ h" |# ~# K ! s' \( a% Y9 ~! X* V% O4 Q/ l) }"The big thing for us is going to be to try to link up these different reports to see if it was in fact one long-lived tornado on the ground or a series of tornadoes," he said. " s! V2 H. f/ x2 E' ^" T- S; r: X
Due to the storm, nearly 4,400 people were left without power in Fergus and its surrounding areas on Saturday, said Hydro One spokeswoman Kathleen Welsh. ' ]4 J# F `! o( P) x; A
8 ^( ?) S8 N' ?% P6 VThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. F% i* A1 {0 q# m. ]* V
9 e: F- h9 @0 \/ W1 F5 ^) q( nMeanwhile in Toronto, crews were cleaning up from the localized flash flooding that had paralyzed much of the city's main roadways and transit routes, drowning vehicles and leaving motorists knee-deep in water. In one extreme case, flood waters managed to wash away an entire section of road. 7 N% Q2 b$ K$ }' \) a M9 M" L4 b 2 j& {$ L" Q- J( J% IDuring 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. # j1 {0 u0 f& j# B4 d7 J Q, V3 h" B
But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. + N) W1 P8 _' W7 Q# j7 V+ N. T5 W
" V! k6 B5 x1 L"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. : \7 v: l( A% {4 o/ H' s5 c
4 o- q. f, p8 Q1 F8 ?"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.' @0 }5 z8 A, G5 O! t
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