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thank you for the news, 5 r+ q9 Y! W; O& ui have some news from toronto too...0 t0 e7 s* N$ r3 p
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado J. H6 p# Q4 m) g/ E0 k( M7 R ! d3 b1 x6 I$ q5 u, Q: W8 P2 R$ T+ ?1 c; T 9 }! V( u) K% y( P+ ^the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.( b% x5 K. a. q% ?9 y. j
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***********************************************************0 o8 W+ l4 i) e( Y4 I; I1 ~ O Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado O" V6 Y ]7 y7 H, K% yby: PAUL CHOI # A# q5 h% U5 E3 gSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET, D1 k9 Z' o: a( R' I5 i
5 E8 Q7 k- ^6 `& u. \) d1 C: d + h( o% b6 R5 A2 PTORONTO (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.+ @* t+ O6 ^) l& r; e* d1 x
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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. . B6 H: J9 c+ F; ?, z9 I" H/ C5 w4 z, @6 U
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. . D: y' l" d% u8 a) F & d& w* A7 |2 ]; l8 X X# b"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 e+ }! m s% Q! \( q
0 c* B. D0 W. P. _. s- rA 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. ) U4 f6 R' g1 }( ~3 t& h" y $ h3 k1 p5 ~, L0 s: n7 VElsewhere 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. ( y! G/ I% z, T. J ) J/ }7 e: X) m1 [) A% g: X"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." 6 a7 L2 h5 B1 n& ?8 X, H% i( P! I i) {
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. ; ?7 E% X: _' I3 ^8 r- j, @8 F0 E* B: M2 q* _5 [- x
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. * ]1 `9 w+ i# C D& h# h; I. J+ j, x* j0 z& 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."! P( s, Q: G' ^) \
: S+ b! T& a; D) 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. 6 J" G( `" F3 m' Z; G 1 \, @0 q/ c: GThey 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.% I! _" a/ ?" F% l% |8 ^
4 z. W; G4 h. q" x"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"6 l- N) g. R7 L6 i
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Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. # h' Y, p. s5 L% ^3 i 6 e! d8 z6 l) q) ?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.9 _5 {7 b. T1 @
' `+ m' i& ?% P2 G" S( e$ n2 cCoulson 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. 5 s+ r) a5 X( Q% S3 n* c0 u- i+ P) Z3 h( f" `
"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. * u2 t) N) G. t* w- g1 L3 z9 Q7 h+ @7 c: D
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. n+ m! e: y5 g ( g! U. a# W# a2 i9 [The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. " p8 X. i9 K: t: P+ a . O) j' N" l" {' J$ B" @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. & t2 q' u d4 Z5 d3 ]- p0 F 7 d- A8 f6 L( Z! R- u" V% IDuring 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. : a: i6 N% v9 I1 A: k ~
7 K1 |/ o5 A, }- @( @But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 5 y9 z% N( t; s; M0 Q$ M7 [
3 t5 Y3 ~! F5 X; T: I8 D" [( _5 }) ]"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. ' d0 |7 V2 h; k4 q 0 y- y6 ~( A0 Q6 H+ J4 ["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. ]; ]' N0 Q3 B3 I; h% z 7 T. Z* a6 ~- I% K5 m********************************************************************作者: daniel1989723 時間: 2005-8-25 03:59 AM