% z/ o$ S% n" y6 l; |3 Athank you for the news, * Y" g4 B/ ~; V# b ?8 [( z" ni have some news from toronto too...3 _* n0 t o5 [$ b
6 v0 t6 k' ^+ ^; A$ F% b* etoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.$ ]% t- r: J( K
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado$ `7 d" k- t# o' N9 D1 v
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. ! K8 @8 b; q8 j0 j 8 |" V$ o4 C- f/ ?! _4 W + i4 V1 j0 C d5 Q& L. G***********************************************************% e5 n# j, f3 M0 c Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado & p, i/ a: f' N" Z/ d1 @& J0 Q# I' fby: PAUL CHOI ! }8 {, s9 h, y4 Z( }4 y- ^% q: H
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- t" k7 L) [& ?3 STORONTO (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. 2 F* i+ y# L5 |! x9 P+ U- b E# V" n0 R7 ?% `6 Z
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. * N8 Z9 l0 M- N% Z1 e ; K4 F( ?5 ~! Q) H. \9 n6 \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.4 `5 R+ k) C, K/ C+ D7 t, n0 J
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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." 2 ?+ m. E: O1 J$ q+ {+ ^! Q& R: {
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. * [( z8 e* y. q4 Y% {3 m, y 3 @* b, ^/ w; g/ X" h5 G# q" bElsewhere 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. % _. E' r9 i7 p3 @5 m+ C9 @2 g5 w5 A V6 V# L. A
"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." 7 R7 p7 X. e6 }# s5 `6 t9 u0 T, o* A- @& Y
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. & T+ t# X( ]) j; ^9 C. k# d- t, X/ F' h4 t0 E, U3 H! [
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.7 ?) Y: X# h1 ?8 L
7 N. _$ |: o ~$ G& ]& G3 y"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." 8 Y M4 K9 z1 ] - j/ x7 I0 v/ ^! a/ q dFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window. * k( c/ S9 Y' j* |' {$ B; l1 B7 P( ]3 E7 l% P
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.1 O$ b; S# w" T
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"4 p1 Z8 j+ l# c& M8 e0 y5 ]/ t1 U" |$ O
5 B6 H# }3 ?7 d) W4 e. xOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes., h- ~8 q7 D! V
. U8 a0 M1 w1 F) o3 zAided 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. + l9 i- y* j4 m0 |) k8 g. o& c9 ~: n4 U8 y- c
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. ' O. ^* |/ c% B' D3 W0 w7 U8 C+ z% t" Y# t# ?8 d
"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. , }6 S/ E: [4 a( M! }- J0 f0 l) m- `2 [9 b' B5 J# o5 T% q% L
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. # L5 S* E6 u0 ~9 t) m
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5 d7 ^5 G5 ?- HMeanwhile 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. 0 ~8 |5 R8 I! ?1 F3 Y! m% P- e3 F" C* `& u
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. ( O* D; o/ V+ o- f3 l8 o' |8 N* b2 p+ [# m) m! O
But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 8 h8 h% y' A) W1 Q, j8 i: A9 l* A; A 7 N( n/ \. K7 Y+ M9 q"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. w) {- r- c7 o: q. B4 B
# `9 U) T* M, s$ x$ i: O"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. 1 x- o! j* g, [; J+ E8 T& t2 T7 `$ h3 g9 L( ^
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