: N- q7 Z. a8 N* e+ f! S& \ ' {/ T0 h; F* X& ^ 4 E( U7 J* B( R: h0 rthank you for the news, " ?+ x7 S, u% [7 c( {$ I/ e+ B6 Q
i have some news from toronto too... 6 h6 v) g, u1 {; N3 J, W3 N& ?3 F+ q( X. _
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.8 I& z. g% ^+ L
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.4 S9 j F! I( |+ t: ~ http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg; H; Q% u7 g% y1 D& f5 ?6 H/ C( `" n! f! S
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.) q7 P$ n' i" t+ o- a
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***********************************************************; S. a2 m$ V& L' {9 e% a Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 2 @9 ]6 F m9 s6 z) w) o: k
by: PAUL CHOI / w. v! ]8 p3 m/ m" mSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET" y% \0 m7 X. \0 j" N
& b, w+ c2 B5 s - f$ C1 i' n) @& A8 V+ `4 [0 Z$ o$ 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. 4 a# ]* `( H9 c ; d) ~6 Y q+ L: x! t) x- I3 UThe 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.! n4 f; F" J) {1 { z
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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.4 [8 M, H2 E+ H
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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.". { u5 O3 w8 j
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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. 2 i) N+ b" B6 y, h/ [* Y7 O* j ( P2 y# i2 s# a% X& `2 z0 L# U# JElsewhere 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+ X: T( @" Z3 w1 D1 h$ | 0 z% A; Q0 F# ?8 r; H5 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." : O: |: c( o7 ~- D. Y5 K " ~9 {8 ^5 m( n3 b, Q5 O8 ZOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.% U& U" O, m( P/ @! ^! {" m
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.5 Y# A$ s! c" W9 O; H
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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." 5 V' Q2 \8 n+ f3 ^ 1 o' ~. l A( ^, tFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.* E+ a9 A4 ]5 _' T+ R6 N
: z& B# x- \5 M# J7 Z: e3 KThey 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.; a7 T% T- p7 h+ [; b3 j
2 T: v" _8 c+ }* j: {+ {1 s4 v3 ^9 c"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" - A) R1 e! \& O( r. n3 ^- Q/ @7 l. i' {- b7 `3 p) E* v5 ?& C
Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.3 l, r! J( g9 E. }6 h
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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. ( s7 j" s) u- J7 X3 H" ~! t* y( b4 u3 F2 Q
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.% S, M% ]3 J7 z. ?! E' J* L" J
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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. * @1 ]( P Y5 C2 [ 6 }8 R: K) {( O, {: N# Q$ U. hDue 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. q" |6 t e5 j( s6 A/ ^
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 6 R/ _- }3 c! Q : I# A: P. t# c' c }: ~% B7 \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. & \- a7 q; W8 R$ m/ x% s
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. % r! w* R9 O% ^1 w' F7 f! w( V' n! @2 ~2 B! p1 R3 E
"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. ( x/ p4 O$ \3 C! Y5 q6 K
/ A6 d6 @/ \* {4 C( V"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.$ E$ I( q: \* b0 q3 M4 W0 H
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