) Z! s+ M2 q" ^6 \. G % F7 V, X1 J z! J. j 5 u/ s, s$ A6 D/ r9 J: gthank you for the news, " y( B% r' j* G5 r5 ]3 w3 I
i have some news from toronto too..." D3 G4 s8 N" }, \# b& b
3 G1 p4 b- \) e9 Y8 B4 R- F# ohttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg + X% D0 u. L$ K $ N6 h0 a1 T5 N( V2 _southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado % G, n a% n( h7 v: o/ l3 ^3 u7 e! O4 f& |
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.3 e1 G; y( j9 o, N" b
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*********************************************************** 2 s$ g+ }4 R! h4 [+ Z& MResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 1 E* q6 D4 b' E; w5 V |by: PAUL CHOI + `3 v1 W- k" Q K) L
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( ~ O$ ]6 K2 K# \2 z( u & Q% E& @8 S+ nTORONTO (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. ! W, G- \) z8 Y$ J* v# U4 B4 ^0 N- }+ I
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., A7 h0 I6 S4 t' v
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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. ' p/ t& ^8 A7 B4 p e ) K" u; w' j. U8 z @) 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." 0 W" V( s% ]+ I4 {0 j0 G1 n4 H4 @5 ^/ t# d' b7 Q+ l
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.. P8 p0 K! o/ I% H# H" p
" e& _! u8 p* P4 H4 {% ~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. + j* B6 l% d8 L. @6 O+ s) J |5 f6 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."; ~2 A/ ?% w3 d' F$ E! l
! C7 B+ x- |3 D5 pOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. : j2 a) P! M, n" M ' ~& U# z# a! n# h! G8 ?Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said./ U- }5 c4 [% w& D6 u+ t
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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." 1 x* l; x0 R: P) k, p" [1 }5 o: z2 g9 I
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 J9 V$ A6 `$ {/ [- P
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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.' m* j* ^6 `0 [! e$ l6 g
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"' ]& D* E' G6 p. z
& Q' `- K1 C* }# ?- jOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.* _( o# V+ |0 j: Y
- }- h# ^- b1 J/ C2 s- a6 L% [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 Z/ e( ]7 I. b, }* T6 s# k! f6 g 9 }! {/ E2 P- L5 @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.# o4 {8 }7 |6 I) y" \1 d' c* g9 d
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"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./ R+ k1 n- I x8 y
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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. 4 y$ y- I8 M0 k+ Z# J1 D: H! c
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! W* g4 c5 U2 K8 z. _; |# s, ]2 tMeanwhile 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. . Z. H3 `4 X) s- C I! C9 e [. g' H! G6 aDuring 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. 7 S) A4 ^, o- ~) y5 W1 N6 I- c
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0 y* h( T' m k b"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. % l; c/ H, A. {- z) @! [: h( `
v# M, j8 I* I" Y"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 ]" C+ z6 M" e# P( c# x
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