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thank you for the news, 1 a) t! F! Z$ V' o; a6 J' J# Li have some news from toronto too... / B ?$ U# o6 a: Z 9 O7 j9 ?2 U6 rtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.7 m; ^8 H9 [& {( D. z, y6 A
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.3 G& j: g" l7 U http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg* y% t% V% R. j
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage./ T- [# h" g- q; p& B b$ g
* @& ]+ m* G; d8 {3 _8 q* i 1 Y) ]- Y' q* h: s' L2 Q O& H***********************************************************3 W( @" Y) l! a' F# a7 h Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ( |" |7 } C; Yby: PAUL CHOI x- ~9 [% ~: |3 n! v2 v1 K) [8 y
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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.- _4 i3 l- k/ Q6 q6 X
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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.; S3 C& ]9 t$ Y8 P
1 }6 H# | M* |7 [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. ) k/ ?" C& S2 [5 ~5 O8 l( E, ^& [* v3 x0 b t: 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." w/ u! [5 S4 [* l" c
% P. D8 M/ q" q. `% NA 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. ) e. C3 [/ s/ r& u9 w8 C5 G4 F/ X( N. L! S# _# X
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.- G" a7 z* f! I2 V- w& Z
; T0 O- ?- C! p, B" Z"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."$ N1 b3 x$ J" l! A3 G, m$ S3 ]1 H
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On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.; A0 {1 h* N0 o0 S- ]4 O& y
3 Q9 z7 a, i+ x" X3 i6 E9 [Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. u! }4 y# U9 a. d) Y9 O! \' A: T6 h3 ~# F' i0 J& G a5 C9 ]
"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."7 t7 Q# |' ?- |: F7 Z
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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.& f" ]: Z' ~3 i3 d
! {. F( B0 r. [7 F! c5 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. 0 U% j; [! V" @* d. h0 P) b- b
"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" / |# N# j) T* [8 |- `: D, n. Y7 M3 _1 d; d J$ j$ w! a" f1 i& }% Q
Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. 4 J; J6 f7 ]4 H; P6 F8 X3 ]" h4 p+ c/ ]
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. * U" m" |3 j: l; j5 w5 A9 O, _. G! S; R" o6 A1 d
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. # |+ T+ q$ k* }1 _7 f: \' d+ J" h) }7 @5 J, h+ L! @+ q8 [7 E
"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.3 x& H. H; j$ m# U4 t* S: y; d. \
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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. 3 p8 W/ ^; L' h! X6 c! H; T* f- Y 2 I4 G( L; L+ u4 @* x' N$ |! J& i- vThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 7 W8 g( Y4 W5 L. l/ X& w
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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. 1 a- f% M6 h4 n0 h/ X
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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. : H R- E! ^4 f- ^6 n3 J' A 7 o5 g* c/ @" r5 d( mBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 8 i& [1 D8 H7 e9 p: ?' X
( I; v5 ^5 z/ K) E6 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. 4 Q8 k' ]: o4 N8 U& k2 U5 z
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"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.$ l* R( c G% Q# p8 N/ Y
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