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thank you for the news, ( z" d: t( a) P9 di have some news from toronto too... 2 |5 u! M3 _: ?8 Q7 b ) N m2 S( m, l* _. Otoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. |! \/ Y E4 ^2 Z
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. 7 X0 |4 r) J/ E% z* ohttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg0 l4 y' b6 C# f: P5 _+ F0 o- }2 l! O2 g% _
% s! I: t4 B$ p*********************************************************** " m3 [/ n3 F/ F) m& g: xResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado * Y6 Z' i, ~, p9 ~by: PAUL CHOI * S; V8 T$ G% }7 G
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET 0 U* i+ m$ J! s9 j6 R4 C [5 y4 a: c% f0 k - ]7 C6 ^6 B& F3 mTORONTO (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., L" B/ C6 v( \
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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. ' _. z5 ^) Z8 |" q3 z' X4 g- [: E. j7 k% x9 ~! r l6 b* E
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. + }0 r: B; H# l( K- Y# s+ U6 J0 ^" s+ F' ?1 ^8 _$ N. s
"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."1 S$ |( S- U3 V" r
6 m4 \$ c, N& }: F( o! _$ HA 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. 1 w2 W! r7 A. t( m/ D1 K2 D" z0 \3 v
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. ) D2 ^. }$ E6 ^2 @( z 0 m( Z2 V# w c5 E+ `2 L$ V* }: k"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." ( H k% U- F& k) O4 O: T$ Z/ [- a. O8 N, D3 `' F+ o9 l
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.8 a3 f3 s9 B* ?" g7 z$ U2 n7 G" O& T
& D: \) a6 t7 u; F( R9 ^+ k5 N zAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. " Q+ J5 d2 c0 G, _; [! o- R$ i& z6 E% q, l/ q- R
"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." y' ]9 q) }$ X3 T( C$ g% g& ^' h. Y
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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. % ?; m0 u. V- ^; `% F' W1 } [" y6 W N1 d, |% r
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.. F: n0 d- l u2 G7 a: C; [% y
. q) V8 C- G- b7 H) [+ X# }"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"$ m, x4 }- u+ G3 J
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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. l3 g& \: E: x, Z0 \ X: `# w% q- U. a/ @3 g6 K# C
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. ' i$ I5 T% r3 S8 I& d ( L% _5 g( q0 a' s# y+ h$ [ 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. % \. Z; _7 K! k. B9 T- ] - M8 I: ~. u: i3 @. V% E1 ~" |"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. . \ M# F5 |. A. X9 A % m) g1 X$ u0 L* ]) ^% G- Q: \9 WDue 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. # s; E9 g# c/ \" d N1 O" G" C1 U* H / f4 X6 I& @4 iThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. $ s2 D/ r# Y8 Y0 L F& Z# _5 P% Z5 R0 ^: t$ i/ `2 {' W* N) Y9 n
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. 6 `# K- S x' f9 ~$ z! ~5 X 9 y% f" T7 J1 c' ?8 }- hDuring 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. 0 f, |/ Q& p8 q. u8 P
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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. . {) X) h4 W9 {+ B$ P " H( z7 b1 T! d- ?' _1 x8 v"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. ) T% f3 p* j: Q( h- X4 b% f: k6 d* g9 z9 Y1 Z7 X
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