% J( h3 d1 f7 A. R, b* M 5 d0 @% `; O' O! X3 Uthank you for the news, : D6 U3 H+ x! ~, ?8 _* D. W- ai have some news from toronto too...4 F0 C" l6 w) C
/ i3 O9 b" D, N2 F& U3 n! Rtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. 9 Y/ ?3 `. N; N2 L5 othese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.8 u0 `: H$ |9 b E http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg3 ^2 g& l* f) w+ H
: F8 m3 x# \% H- r, 4 N: x) ]0 I9 s- \9 R; K+ ] ( x# x+ O8 _; tthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. + e( @) A% l& D1 J* Y6 H' R4 T* u( k0 p4 K
" `/ E# O& D8 }6 V4 L: q; m: Y***********************************************************. h, T! [* Z! t( q Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ' q! h9 [5 g( p/ a* F' r+ n
by: PAUL CHOI ; A E4 ?: Y w B" H
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET ( z# k W3 f B: W# ~ 9 {& o- ?1 F5 N" w- O4 Z ' R6 m+ l% L5 J8 F5 hTORONTO (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. " K; Y0 J5 O( J; h5 G- W# G1 x $ m7 F; T% e: j6 z, r6 eThe 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.5 S" a- V( E# d' r/ m& d. y E
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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. ' v( Y, M, J% V/ t) H, |/ j; T; ~" X, F9 D
"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 G% ]9 u( j1 o) P, C9 ~/ p; {/ m( u4 ^+ N L) s! G. \ H- }5 s5 W
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. ' r# O1 ]# x9 b8 u2 z 6 t6 r. f6 q; x3 ~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. 9 @6 r# u8 a2 ?2 y/ [& X3 N. ?* ]- ?
"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." * d: X/ K/ t9 v" v$ `1 d* P) d, x p" R
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.' V5 b7 p+ ?$ d5 E) G9 j; q2 b( u a
" ~ z' F- A- }& [+ F* n8 M* n' w4 ~ ^Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. 5 A1 D/ K7 t0 A) r( [ z' I& j, ?, E/ Y9 d/ e9 e% V: x
"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." # ~7 O. m9 @5 p7 M% s; q ; c" ~ H$ T$ N# h1 P4 T" g2 `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.( y% B1 d) ^8 N4 `* t
5 u, T; R; T y& z, ^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.. T& v( ?" s1 L% y* f
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" 8 K0 m9 L5 p7 ?: l; B8 J2 y( @: Q) s# x
Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.0 W# F i8 r5 ^+ f1 M( ^1 h9 ]
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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. 7 `( R0 r. r3 m4 n6 r; X ! {/ Z9 n9 |7 ~# M& _! d6 D* vCoulson 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 I) H* c9 C8 {$ k1 R: v: T6 E- I1 `- E7 _7 x7 q$ r
"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. ! @$ M3 {* q! Q$ ~5 r ! U4 l1 A' Y8 k5 H) ]5 @9 BDue 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. + \4 a" T% {% i: M, w3 P - N: s1 u2 v2 p# c8 FThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. . |+ a( f% b5 U
6 I& M' O) v9 r: ~. `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. 3 }* H$ c" ?( I) v+ E+ N
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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. ; L/ e& V+ I& p5 T; F) T+ m
. z- {- K( Y. ]2 ?8 c" _But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 3 x0 G% k( `, W0 v/ h
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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. ! w2 b5 `3 J8 ]9 b# u
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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. 5 a2 J; z! F( k& T8 S# P v5 I* H0 W0 s* T. k3 S! |3 @
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