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thank you for the news, 3 f8 V. _4 ^8 d# mi have some news from toronto too... 0 I8 Y3 S/ R# C) A" O: @- Q & i! H1 }3 y% r& Qtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.% M$ Y! b6 `" E3 C; E$ g
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. # x3 A# Z( Q: Khttp://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg + F* D& T0 T, n, E; q2 f) [; a& H2 ^) ~: c) l9 i6 b8 |) F! q http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg ) z( ~& U; f5 ^ 6 J* ]* @* [9 |2 q6 j: c% Shttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_storm_050819.jpg 3 E& w+ Z$ G& ^$ b. `2 w. q. [ k" B* `$ p) h/ x+ s http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg `: z$ K9 P0 J* Q" u; P
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado ) I' p, w5 o. }3 f1 F6 Q/ ~ K! h- r1 s3 {/ |
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***********************************************************4 @- n4 ] a; V' y3 b M Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 3 \$ d- a( b a; F5 u* Kby: PAUL CHOI % V8 o! S5 M+ U3 y6 o) e: c @Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET; Q* \/ _) l! g% @
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( z o4 Z( U0 r9 fTORONTO (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.& P% n: o9 ^6 M1 D- D/ q# J$ c/ R
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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. . u6 X3 d. z) O) R2 o8 W 2 M+ H. V1 Z& {2 S( i T ~5 C2 {8 e1 {1 hIt 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. ; h+ s. J4 w" g7 j" Y; n 9 A% U9 z' W9 f2 M"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." ' C# F+ s' ]9 x4 D9 X 0 _3 U1 v! ^" A* eA 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.2 n7 i3 {! \; C1 N( [ @: s
& X1 m4 C! x) B8 s/ jElsewhere 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.3 c2 X6 b# \. N. l
; C) P$ G4 [3 h" y5 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."; E, r0 `% o" ]9 E
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On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. ; `( N/ B8 S% j# h- m$ v" h- M3 n+ n9 M
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. " T) |1 y" G$ F2 }* p: M' u- V- k1 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."& q; ^9 K8 p1 a- b8 X. s! W0 F7 [# o
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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. ' d8 N8 q7 W* R1 @ ! i* x) V- \# z5 X& gThey 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.9 ^/ i: j6 ^: @5 d- o: }
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" 7 z5 s- L# D: K9 R8 U, |; S% V* B9 {% c) x& W) a" T- K, {
Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. 7 n3 v: M2 d/ Q9 H * e1 {0 R3 f# L( l- LAided 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. % k) ^! |9 b% p) X * R& A: |# I1 s6 n5 F) r# M) i4 [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. 3 k6 g0 f# I( S2 J! R+ R9 b; t1 T * ^7 X; p! o# I# c0 L! a! @"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. 9 M8 v7 m% z( i8 W# G2 S F" a! Y. U% V% r; H: d
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. 5 i( ]5 q3 W/ Q7 m7 K, `8 M- Y$ p! I 4 o( J& C1 Y. [+ s2 T" s: V8 RThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. K$ m6 ]& Q# }8 T0 k S* {4 F0 C4 i, L) ?* A! P: i
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 l' S7 G& i9 ~
2 e: c8 C- a( \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. 4 a; t' `8 H( ~6 i, R! r6 v 6 e, Y, t+ w4 Q) `But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. : t& d# m0 R. d- f$ {- O6 G1 }* m8 I) d3 T
"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. ! V$ D' j3 ]% m+ ]# W4 H 4 \8 `/ c) X8 }! N. r3 d"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.0 H/ a: f3 d3 b