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thank you for the news, 9 D# @5 T4 i. Ui have some news from toronto too..." C! f, z9 A0 \$ C
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado 3 G5 p0 ]0 c) ^7 X* W% w/ |& _ : F( [# @- G$ P; I,( z$ G9 a6 u9 L7 [) z
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. : D9 `0 R: N- L7 W' q$ h" C3 ~6 w: l3 Z
v0 I: B ^- w9 `' o***********************************************************: C7 @! O! y: P( p Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ' { ^! d% f4 o% R' Z% _
by: PAUL CHOI : @4 @! }" W; S& v: D7 f: h s Z
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET ' U! w8 b8 e) E/ \ . C4 |' F, i* b+ ?. ^ 2 I" v$ K) w9 z* k, o% xTORONTO (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.) C5 J" }& ^; G+ s
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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. : W5 i# J0 p% p( ~( Y; B [: ~$ V0 p' H4 t" t+ W1 K
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 F& b: h' X: N- J# F/ J& F w
3 ^" N7 _$ J3 D$ P. j) ^& a"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."! ]( O& K, V2 m- R' h
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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.% P# \# V9 W- u( p1 ~, c' a7 L
3 ]4 N8 S1 N6 \/ _+ FElsewhere 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. C5 x b2 [# [* D% f7 J1 F6 M- C- i: U2 W
"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." 7 V0 s+ w9 C0 H* K) G8 O 8 Z8 X$ W1 O, JOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.1 x& h7 A T$ K( N
8 Z, J! I% s( J' X$ r4 I1 I8 {Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.6 h3 T: r& G U9 I
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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." ~+ _. ?8 U7 b' h7 D
1 N- q# n" N9 D' @. M* 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.0 p4 [! t4 n6 Q: c3 ?
+ d$ z2 V, c4 r& P, C. hThey 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.# Z2 c5 l) }0 }& y7 ?+ H
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"/ m- j4 F3 B# c D2 @
; }$ [; v) I& N; O4 HOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.* \, X( k+ Z& t# \" J1 K8 J! _
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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.* z& P$ z3 a s1 s- p" K' V
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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. & d# N4 q% A% U" I# \% X4 U, {2 ^ [" L0 T2 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. # q. B7 Q% j5 I% d0 \2 Y( r- P; l# i: D: t/ b, o! S
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. + }: y9 R2 ], |( h: Q; f W( i! g, ?( u, b) ~
The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. r- Z$ ?8 m3 J! { ( G1 {, \. N+ I* ?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. 5 R7 {9 a9 B. A" y5 g+ f: b
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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. 4 _* {7 o8 o3 t7 k4 `$ u
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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. ( ^/ [9 n) x, P3 \8 F6 m% F! D
7 H# A* h) {2 v- B: U( v! G"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.$ o; }& y1 q, z
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