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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado 8 G' _+ I" p0 e) v: {/ K ' G3 j7 ?( O( T. B7 ~( C, # W' w* O. K9 q1 v9 O x. A. O3 [4 s8 W$ e" X, e8 a `
the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.7 o: a/ r- @& l) {- P
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***********************************************************$ e* y0 ^3 c/ K+ [- {. k6 C Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ' V" @& x8 X$ _% k7 s1 X4 X) A6 S& Cby: PAUL CHOI 1 R3 a( u# g. G, j
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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. " z) n' B. }# q4 c8 S6 l & e3 i+ M F. W- \9 R& G) MThe 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.) Z ^0 x" ^4 n4 h; p4 K9 E
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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.+ ~0 D( p: Q( \5 D7 O; q6 W
4 o$ w1 J6 q9 L: U* K( 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." ( w1 M$ M$ P) u8 W. N+ L 4 l. Q! r" F( L4 C% PA 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. - A* o; Y. n5 C* f) A& v% q9 m2 m' l% |' R# l2 \& l
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.6 ]0 J& D# k1 k& T4 S M) T; I. u# D
$ e; z4 i6 v* L9 \"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." : G5 f: i8 B3 u$ @+ f& k 4 A0 {. g: W% w2 F% e* k6 U# t3 e9 OOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. ; v# T7 T- M+ J# Z- J n : ?9 [1 {; Q$ X) c$ A+ oAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said." f4 n3 E3 ?( O3 ]8 p
1 Y5 ^' D S, x, f; e' ]3 T1 H"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.". o* @) Y1 o/ W- a* N
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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.7 X9 v$ E( L4 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. , _! p+ l6 O. i7 W/ a : D# d3 V1 ]3 j) v3 Z"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" & Q; t0 b& T# a; ?7 i+ V$ \9 k* a. K9 T7 x
Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.+ s" `, d; F) n! |% _
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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. " S9 _0 Z+ g. d" O7 \$ p p) J( {" l
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.) h+ m0 k7 H" @* b& d
2 K) k7 @( [1 W$ U* ~; @0 Q) C6 a6 N"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.# _ _, \5 L' V5 o3 ~
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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. # u/ i$ a4 e' @ D5 n3 @: \( b8 ~' n
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. / ]! |4 o+ r/ ~0 X) U {$ @8 k8 h% W
; x1 |) i& z, U5 r# c2 PMeanwhile 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. 4 w& t+ L7 Q* |" @! Z: X9 ?6 o9 ~
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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. 1 @' a J1 B! F1 }$ z f( L ~) c' N1 b
But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. . Z+ x7 J: y, [6 _: O3 z* A) z9 Q, H( I+ ?" q* \$ ~% W
"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. ) A' v; {/ K8 J# \4 O6 V" n- y+ {. K& @2 G- E* T: |' ^
"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.% v9 v1 M8 ~, Q: _6 w) Q, H
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