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i have some news from toronto too... * {) z, C$ h) k4 t6 I: @: D6 h1 f/ X, P9 B; U5 o9 I4 X! L- y
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.' w& H0 [ h4 g. f0 @
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- g$ v4 e3 Y( t9 f9 ETORONTO (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. 8 {& d G6 T' U1 i+ u' t1 h9 O. ]0 F
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. + G) T9 x; J) K9 r4 c: u6 f) m" _, f, d' \
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. ; R" v9 f$ _6 j& ?8 F1 _) N' r$ F+ S& V6 Z1 v0 x4 R
"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." $ }8 K2 u# {; E2 w; e' ]6 t- w0 h+ E/ c- S0 J
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. , z |* s; U; P1 l9 N+ Q+ s* ~ $ o d% J( M8 V0 v0 _( CElsewhere 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. % Z8 q; x8 T$ _# [ Z2 I! ?2 k% J$ o }4 B5 V9 [8 ` v8 ]% v
"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." , b4 N5 \3 M, k; A0 i4 G" o$ x0 I) u7 C
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.$ G* G/ N r& ]' ^+ Y8 E
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.5 M/ A! ^7 g, |/ c
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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." $ C9 l8 F4 j$ O' a# w6 q$ N8 i4 K
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." b* O1 }- S! |4 g
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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. & q7 t0 g7 ]' @; ~+ t. u6 n2 D. I- ~3 L3 @7 i& g% T5 D) _6 \+ l
"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"4 v; W q' a# @- v( y' b& 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.& v- @: l1 ^# ]% F9 C
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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. 5 ~5 g. x3 ?7 a' X/ z, ~4 ?; T9 x% P# ^6 e" ^
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.4 D+ t! A+ [% x7 X0 g" n
( J+ O, Q [$ @0 L4 M! X"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. + f' t+ e+ ?! [ i3 h+ S + D0 ^# K4 k9 T3 P+ C: qDue 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. & b. z6 f3 E$ G( P# \
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 2 g3 t, y9 G- [% U7 v }- V 2 Z' S e" N0 WMeanwhile 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. + B/ t1 J8 b3 A9 Y" ~, j9 D: ]% }# a' [* y6 \5 O! h
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. , ?4 r& d5 w p8 }* q
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. & t) Q5 E+ J9 @
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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. ( g8 o4 |3 t/ n1 f g1 b9 Q4 ~
"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." A, Q' u% \6 }( V) r* s