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thank you for the news, 6 S! x1 F* U" P6 ^# G
i have some news from toronto too... / h3 M8 _8 B7 {6 x# z+ k* M6 A( ]# G
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.& H0 |0 b. A0 D1 j! Z a4 s
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. ( Q" ^/ l2 v9 V& ^; Q1 Q: Ohttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg7 u) d/ Q5 \9 U, t1 _
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.! `1 S( h+ u% r0 |: K5 u! |
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*********************************************************** 4 [. d8 {& v+ x! _( `" Q& `+ DResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 8 [& _/ R: @ w7 Q2 F! K3 Qby: PAUL CHOI . P: B7 }4 F. d0 p! h8 }9 E
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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.. T8 V; k. v) _2 w2 X
# F0 X4 E# F" r0 zThe 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. ' X+ x1 [% f+ p; }* P( t* U- q2 ~: _$ P9 z: a
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.' }! X8 Z! Q% S( _+ B! |
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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." , q; h- ?, t% C( E& Z% ?$ U 7 g! H0 q9 T8 |6 bA 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. 3 z- f1 [6 o3 V+ L0 P9 \" v 6 b$ n, a% B( P9 M: I: G& eElsewhere 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 S/ }3 Y9 D# l- {* d& F9 Y+ h, C2 f" l& E% Y
"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." - e# t. m9 O7 D ; o9 {3 I" h8 {4 DOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. % U+ Z$ a, R8 I6 F4 U1 r4 H8 e% A2 d- ?& ]8 A2 O- t" G
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. ) W* ~, D/ y3 L' b. Z) u( C, _7 Z' q
"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." + q7 e% v/ Z0 X# F" `. D9 D( Y) u
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.& \8 B5 I8 _; n) r2 E0 n$ U8 W3 Y' ^% y) T
! a! x* B9 S) ^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.# ~0 W- u" H/ }- a1 A( V; ]
6 k- B& L) t& `; C# w; c5 C) a"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" , o. @- r- j3 x4 V2 f8 M g; {$ ]4 n9 C% A: C3 F
Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. * u6 Q4 E" f4 u8 T9 b& v( J$ N. s B! b5 E q: I& s
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.( T4 W5 Y& G- K6 h' Z
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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.0 u2 R1 ^( \7 K& l
" g% ~; W1 W* W0 d. }% h"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.$ B: }; R8 g3 u/ K
' T3 v) T: r4 XDue 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. ( w7 Q* v0 F. I9 \3 O; x ' W4 v8 d; v: Z* B: oThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ! K5 s/ m9 T8 R3 _" m9 _& D8 { 3 g0 O% r2 D2 m7 } ZMeanwhile 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. ( s e G5 P X) i: M; w 6 m5 n1 b0 s+ L" t- q2 ]: l3 GDuring 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. 3 W2 y$ s% ~# J $ l! ~- A7 t' g! L3 O |3 \But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 4 l1 d1 n+ B5 R/ A3 ~3 T, }# B0 Y! x) Z
"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. - |4 B7 E8 X r+ w
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"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. @& l' f8 p: k+ g9 _9 q* g0 v, Q0 W: I" O# L% R6 B6 O6 G& ?
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