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i have some news from toronto too...1 S+ x9 x* b. J) R2 t* w
/ @7 z r* k. n( y [toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. ' \2 E' ~8 H/ M# P# ?these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. # E: z8 V, x0 v2 m& Fhttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg8 M4 L2 R B' l, |, @, Z
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*********************************************************** 7 O0 ]( Z. r. g% Y, MResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado " q+ |* m w: `
by: PAUL CHOI $ Q/ C0 M4 f' n% [ kSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET" j1 e' P6 F6 ^5 p. N* f/ R: r6 Y
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( H* @% l& f+ j9 M3 |* @7 U2 ^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.9 I$ p* H7 Z6 g3 R
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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. ( H6 c) A: k* \9 e f: r * ]; ~8 F) h% gIt 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. % s( r* t( _/ G- g, M6 [7 {/ m& U; z: @9 D" ]# ^
"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." 4 w; y0 a* P6 w* D% j8 [) H5 ^1 S5 i5 E" A5 f
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./ j5 a+ x% k3 r- E R" n
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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. & g- h9 z; g$ R* n* l9 f/ G3 H+ P/ ?* L% t2 ^
"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."! W0 f* c5 W: E( l4 I. d" {
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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. * p% J1 a1 c9 ^1 C % E8 |# ?. r" Y% [$ T9 {- uAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.6 k) x1 r4 i @6 g4 ?
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"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." - W" T' l2 \" d8 O* Y1 @ . I$ e* V R+ M8 u' Z5 wFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.0 M& N$ G n6 d! Q) O
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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.+ C0 f- W4 q7 V% ~
. ]$ a. L% N3 K"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"5 V- ?$ P& ?, r6 O4 A4 T* m
& W! v: ^# D2 G4 iOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. % M0 ?7 o$ `* Z. @: m, P$ u, n" e
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. # r5 K9 t, q- D0 A1 {$ u: r \) _$ A$ @/ K9 r
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. * X+ ]8 B+ V" G' x & D6 q5 t. { a4 |. V/ t"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. - I% Q) D5 v, D: e/ b " y# f- }' x D, D- R4 E% O- |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. / R3 I! f9 j, ]+ x0 I; I6 o9 A; W8 h2 A& j' @
The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 9 k2 V6 H q5 W) d! z, X 4 Y; h% F3 F8 P" {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. 8 v% f; S; s$ K/ {8 K: G8 i
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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. 9 g1 f. @ G$ o9 ~
$ X4 F/ t% n$ g8 `3 c0 }' m/ }But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ' M0 R0 f! s1 _+ B4 b. t
( Q' l" s4 [9 `; F8 O"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 ~/ \( m$ b9 O% a/ o * }$ g' [+ \( R7 E$ S6 h"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.) T% H8 Z, r* z& A7 f
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