$ I L; D: O- u5 u# O% P6 R & X2 Y) [$ Z! r0 }2 Othank you for the news, " M/ L& u5 f& v6 P0 Q& h3 {7 Z
i have some news from toronto too...! [& E: ?, A% e6 C1 }. l M, @* E7 j1 B
- k# @7 Z7 f4 itoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.4 i) H0 s! g7 b8 ]4 }8 y# j
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday." z. l# m" e2 V& R3 ^" v1 O: ~! B http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg/ R, T+ Q* S# ]0 d! T$ x
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado - U# [" t/ E* C5 w' W$ ]' K- P1 R k& _( q: ]8 c4 h
, / K+ v- v+ s) S. n$ u* j) t W8 ?, H5 m2 h! b$ r. J& s) [the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.! w% c) l- l1 k) S) Q# ?- M
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*********************************************************** ' M' a. w5 g$ cResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado + k9 ]" i( x6 n6 U- |' J yby: PAUL CHOI * `- Y; {: {+ m4 \' kSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET : }) @+ ?- a! M: E* s% `* g9 [! Z9 O6 t( G2 c( \% Z' N6 s( b( a
6 y1 |% \. `$ Y; G( H2 a3 ?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.& n9 b, l# X* o8 r1 \* W
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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.3 [6 k9 e4 M) N8 c* ~9 C* [1 F2 H
' z. v% `. D+ `& m) u' RIt 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.) N4 d5 j& [! X9 W) y! f w! D7 \
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"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." 5 |! K* ]) w7 J$ J 0 `: }/ j" i7 z5 P4 o; k0 _ vA 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. ) w/ }& X% d" a6 r3 o) I# ~$ \4 k1 h9 a# A u# t
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. 9 ~' T8 }: N& G, o$ s, a1 e+ e! T& G' \
"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." 8 X P& U: Z6 K& I* F1 F: x + E7 G( D0 L/ w; y& L6 d% ?, N2 K! oOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. ' Q+ F1 m! I1 f 6 c) l1 m d; sAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. # Y# y) G! v+ f; k( l4 I5 f$ t8 \
"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." ) G, y1 Z/ a! D8 r1 E/ u$ u 5 u7 }7 |6 \# eFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.8 F8 Z! F: l4 C, }6 b, K7 K
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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.) `& F# i5 v8 y
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"/ Q& Z9 q1 H/ q: u! L) [, W7 S
; W' X# A/ }( A- N( }; lOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.# b. G3 ^2 G, A0 I2 r& B; i [
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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.% M! z. ]+ ~2 J4 n* a' s% v
' J+ N U9 n+ J! M: P, RCoulson 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.: B- z6 F- }( w5 A% p; C
* b; E, ]9 B+ ]2 B% p+ q"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.$ ]4 k; p. b( x- Q3 n
' V, O8 E, i9 C, { NDue 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. ! O: A3 x& ?0 y: I+ n: e3 c3 q+ r: R
The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. $ p; u# H. u0 X% ]- Q8 ^
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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. ' t( D8 w2 ?4 s
+ t$ ?- J* d0 W1 i) PDuring 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. 0 L S/ ^# a, k1 m5 w" P
9 j- I4 \$ I4 @- G! UBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. , J1 A1 K' _6 q A+ P - T& ~" I9 M- Z$ D- k"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. " B+ U* |$ Y w' ?7 f/ K1 n7 u6 i( Z, [& T. Z( D
"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.2 i6 m- L( ^7 Y( G6 ?4 M
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