8 V6 t! Z, w+ e; B 6 S# n9 m' b7 @5 o Qthank you for the news, ; ^" e; D- j( P# s6 q7 fi have some news from toronto too... 3 e& b1 R" Q) C/ H! ]8 ^. N& O/ b4 F. L/ O j7 r
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.$ U* T$ P0 V( o: z% K
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. 5 `7 q! n/ u7 S' }5 u Shttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg1 G+ _2 k+ K* G' L" p
t3 M1 u5 a* Nthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.6 h, f8 O& |* U. M1 `; l" i
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U! O( V N5 g5 L1 f% T***********************************************************, v& L' ?$ w5 w3 M Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 5 l% D* h/ r* ]3 R/ ^4 y
by: PAUL CHOI N- ]$ m5 f8 p8 `1 |3 P; zSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET }/ Z, l- b% U! G
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' i3 f6 y+ x' K1 r: \ A8 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.! f; Q+ H9 K/ |" E7 N
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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.% b! j* d: O- e7 O6 X
8 t( H# T. |; q5 V# Y+ pIt 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.5 U9 J1 Q; k" C" x: l
( R' b- k; A, P0 l. r"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; }. L+ L) N. t; W
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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. . w! p6 w0 y; j3 J: ~: L' H0 P+ \6 E4 N4 c' u0 C$ U$ C
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. - `5 x; e2 t& J$ m# U$ z1 O, C9 x* \( N! ?3 O
"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." - `; A0 I+ J/ G5 c' V+ S 6 W* u$ I6 n4 t& b2 `6 W: M. ~On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. 4 y4 z6 n& X( w/ A9 M' h+ l! w9 e4 O " H/ s2 H* C v2 q8 p4 X |Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.2 M0 L1 _# w" s# n6 Q- G: T2 }
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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.": `: Z4 Z: Z: m7 Z6 `2 A2 U
1 ^4 _' ~( s# a0 U. b& `, ZFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window. : G0 Z u; S, X# o3 A: t9 C* u4 m/ {; v$ j
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. , l2 n' L ] F D+ G 9 W# C z: k! z q"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" ! H# F' n h7 {( j( o# @+ ~, ^. n5 X0 t7 d
Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. ! r5 C- v% |8 s$ y9 Z2 G5 H % o2 f- H3 B9 L% nAided 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.7 B* e8 E3 \/ ^: G% d
i B( E$ N8 L/ ?2 _; a7 DCoulson 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. 3 B' H1 J% F' T, j- ]8 `* ?- d2 ?: @ x: d% H& V
"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.. j0 E, }" |$ k6 R! o G% O+ E
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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. $ k, Z+ E. q1 i: x4 Z: ~
- b* j+ q n, O) r! X# x+ U, A1 PThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. " p2 ^2 D- A: y: Q1 Y! G! i- T }2 R! j ^2 O6 x6 J
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. * W, i. H4 @9 [6 l# ^+ A+ x, P
( h% r, u6 T9 b$ F8 Y+ e. ?0 {2 jDuring 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. & T1 @" l8 K. I8 h* W9 Z
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. & v& m' Q- C# a: L4 ?$ t# t
1 }) I! ~7 Y# Q- Q" \+ K"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. ! ^. R9 E% Q# N m) G2 _8 c6 [: n
"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.6 H2 g- t+ e4 C) S0 |- [# u! X
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