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thank you for the news, % x( b6 X3 b8 ?$ _, \i have some news from toronto too...: R% \! D5 J) H" Z+ r
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado , Y1 O: @6 @6 X" a/ j* p) I. h" q" p
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.1 i8 r) [% c3 o# m( G3 O" {! W
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***********************************************************2 X& ~7 Q) `- c% ?. r) m Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ( \/ g/ X3 y4 s0 Rby: PAUL CHOI ) @3 z: @/ {: e% 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. . Q' z; c" F$ x1 [% I" | - F$ e1 H3 E6 R6 B8 ~7 xThe 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. % Y7 c8 E, W$ G& T4 Y6 F/ l* C! @8 ^6 J3 X4 ~$ R* K) r1 D. Q
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.9 ? y3 j2 B; S @
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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." 2 o. ^6 F5 m2 f5 |# F3 @* { : O( `& F4 ]2 q) tA 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.: X$ o7 \ W+ a5 }0 g
& t; Z0 }. D3 j: ]. D% 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. ' {7 ~( `. d+ O# b6 @# _& K% t h4 R
"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."+ a' v' |1 d2 t. a! i; ~* G7 g/ u
$ K: ]) u( y0 a2 J J1 J! X) KOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. 0 M5 g+ E3 V: M- H S" B& ~0 L% {& ]6 Z! h5 K2 P7 g
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. 5 Z& w) [' U- }$ F ) T5 T6 E8 `5 K1 m% i6 A! s"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."4 U- N. @2 H0 l7 z/ C( H
$ ]" z ~- V& a- y/ y9 ]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./ a4 G% {6 V3 _: o- d- J
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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.! l; ?' i0 n" s* |% |% r4 x: K
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"6 N% A& j8 }3 `
- M% H0 o9 L( X, P: NOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.8 |4 F; ~% B- N; L& _
; R- l2 B& s2 A6 o6 o4 @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. 3 D9 ]' S% r7 t 5 \3 {1 G3 }+ OCoulson 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. - v6 O2 c: n" ` 4 \ S @' V e3 |"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.* a0 x, L5 U8 g5 [
% e, O8 ]% V, TDue 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. 5 y. T* Q; T+ ~0 g4 D6 y 5 u: l. K5 [) H% v8 T/ s" dThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 9 ~; l' i5 v# [! b. k: D# K# Z& Z) J u. i( o0 l z, N7 { 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. / |8 g$ l% n, \: Z* I" N
L- E& x" d0 NDuring 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. " Z* z% f& H2 |7 x- p" Q/ d: q \" @: U9 p' g" G& a
But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ' d% g! p, V) o, z9 N( k+ s / T7 \2 G' z! M2 q$ I% m"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. , @( s# u' }1 [) m4 \% ~( X# _; X; N# o Z% P+ l! H4 c
"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.1 z* X6 y0 w. }
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