& x- v% R3 b" Y4 H2 a3 x7 x0 W6 D " m, v5 d4 h& Ethank you for the news, * o: O9 Z% t+ M
i have some news from toronto too... 8 n5 k# W/ h. I9 u% b9 C: ~. G; ^% L; V) ?; b( ~
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. 9 Q* A/ J% T; T) p& m: Zthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.) V' k$ }8 ^0 } M% `6 K http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg5 _: Y. e, c( H8 E3 S% T
; \. A1 G5 S) I7 G0 S0 u4 Uthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. ( b% h# X4 }% C L7 h . g! V- Z& b3 H4 r7 I* M" b- W # ?8 `; D6 W- @***********************************************************+ Q' E) `0 F' R* \ Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 8 Q) k' {0 V7 ^. i9 x/ }5 M9 o
by: PAUL CHOI 6 D3 H b5 D& p5 f7 aSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET + L: D( z; M t# G* s 1 u2 A2 f& \$ r) v . R$ U% X9 L+ C5 q% q" S6 t) 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. * y m! A+ b" S- x# `2 h+ a, C B8 }+ B/ Z8 b$ l3 t% ]7 m) v
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.' N3 J7 \7 c0 c% M5 B3 R- F
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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." G: J( v1 `4 u, |# g3 p" f+ M2 Z
/ s, o. [5 t8 e: _"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."8 @6 T* x C) r1 Z3 b( k3 L 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.- Z8 l! V6 ]- f1 O
4 b A1 r& N0 O6 l/ F/ U/ a3 mElsewhere 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. ) p5 m" F; u) |7 f1 n* f0 I, N% M0 [$ X3 }+ H; p6 G4 b
"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." ' V- n, q. ^9 h. H . I& h$ S) {8 P2 _; v; _On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.5 K" G6 }% t- @4 |
; U' `1 t3 E) Z. p8 e) ?; y6 ~Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.; w' |. h/ R4 l: c( c6 T; f9 K
: A1 f. `4 _9 H4 Z' b8 i"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." E' C+ u2 d9 T1 b: T / B% Q8 |4 G9 _+ _* DFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.$ e! H9 w) [( |0 r. S" T- S& x
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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./ E5 [0 E* y8 C
) e2 M% y' ?. \. E A"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" * Q2 z, x: c, M2 J& c/ L! n" D# `! E9 N
Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.% |4 K, s% S$ a$ I" l: t% g/ Y
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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. 6 k& c. O: M0 |! W% n! U: ` b2 }9 t& t6 T
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. * @; @) ]6 v6 ~8 X/ B6 }3 L' m3 ~0 n, h: w1 t) e
"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.2 R% J8 ^# {& h: J9 r$ L
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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. ' ~. I# Z1 [3 O3 [1 R4 J% I+ h7 ~2 L) B" F o1 s, R
The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 2 K' }& ?6 S+ d( `6 r4 R! s) d5 U( j0 q
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. / g" \9 w' M. T1 P, @ 4 h& n* m$ f1 WDuring 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. : @5 e8 h: a4 J) d% o! m+ q" t( j$ y7 |4 Q. x
But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 3 E# c0 n# j8 C1 F8 |
2 ?+ H8 V, u8 |; U8 p"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. & [! [ }# f" z! r+ _
0 z& ~6 A, X4 P6 W. A"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.. m1 J( _/ ^: M+ { w b5 z
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