7 e5 O! u( L5 S7 Y/ e, s. Ythank you for the news, 5 q; f6 Y5 N( {i have some news from toronto too... - Y+ W3 E/ u- W# W 5 @( u) Y+ H. b; N+ Z0 W% qtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!., \. m w$ {3 c8 w4 Y6 i9 i
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.$ z+ `3 d& C7 D3 R http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg% _9 [2 n- H4 h9 }/ E/ n# _# @
! z* z: g3 R8 T4 v) @# }1 Uhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg " ^4 z: T( r) ^! J. C* o , D9 g" ]0 O. ?http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg 7 k2 r* x' {8 t' v- A; y H6 K 7 U( E! C( I! Y" _* vsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado ' X& ]! O* s, c' V- o8 w$ V' W* u* |. S5 p& v
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. & W |" V, s+ a* Y1 t3 O3 X+ }$ X+ @( S [
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*********************************************************** * m' N# G8 Z! Z' e: |4 U7 l1 u1 }Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 4 r- N" i2 W4 P" oby: PAUL CHOI : ]2 E, S- c4 xSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET 1 c% C) d2 m# v% K6 u ; C; u2 [( Z: ~" P2 T8 i$ {) ~, y8 ^( L+ A* M. e Q
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.7 h$ U) q7 g8 ~% P4 p) m. Y
7 e4 e% p* t6 h+ h4 Z$ b$ gThe 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. 6 I% w8 j; S2 J7 ^; ^( D, y# E: M6 n3 K1 G% n* f. G
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. 3 d9 m- w; `( o8 X7 g! H- B # d, _, U9 a- c"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."# c; @3 {8 D/ b% L% N
' g9 Q" r$ D! s A l4 ~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. 4 ~5 E2 b$ y" z7 }$ m i; Y3 D) S# `) c& l+ D3 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. + b0 w p" r$ W2 k" r 2 Q. p# c, A* G1 G$ P% W2 H6 ~# e"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 I0 F/ K9 B( Y$ S! ? `: @- d7 N& v$ x3 M% A pOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. 0 @1 ]/ ^! \; I# g: ~/ ?: n- r8 Z! O; ^3 w5 Q
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.& S) `# T+ U/ Q, r) `2 N: {
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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." 9 V E7 N2 ?2 z2 x; c, ?+ P: F9 i1 J6 S, _9 t2 E
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." e3 M2 w9 I2 v: k& @, J
' \$ c& G E/ b) QThey 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. 6 m2 W; f9 n- m) R5 y0 ]; G7 ~% J/ b* R1 E/ d6 ]% n, |$ S
"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" " q4 i# s" K0 j6 D1 u* V # j2 \' f# @) a) m- C5 GOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. 9 A, x' W% O7 ?2 ^5 y' J 8 v- W- c) M0 ~& t! VAided 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. ' M5 |0 N# O. g6 M) m ! g" B5 q. E( i# z& I6 C% @! QCoulson 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.2 D% Z9 Q: w' G/ a+ `
" p/ Z7 F* s8 B9 [0 r; c( U/ Y"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 Z7 h: L0 h w* D/ _9 L- c. f( f" F# k
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. 3 j Z8 ^" j7 j. V, {; t) s 7 d5 O# [ [) ~, C& ]! v9 ?The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ; a1 i! R( d/ y* i " J" @! n \' l' q. NMeanwhile 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. , W( S2 K+ ]+ a& D0 B8 ?
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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. & N8 b2 A2 S- l3 r$ B - F* U- T6 M7 pBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. % u6 v, R! b/ j) t( s
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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. / X4 W9 y {, n/ ^
7 ~0 w8 d$ \+ g& Z8 h, t" j7 u- }"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. 7 Q, b' Q: K3 H# y$ p4 M- p+ I- h2 N7 O7 j' o& R8 b4 q1 O
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