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i have some news from toronto too... # _; {" `6 Y m4 b, B% ] # r5 c$ h1 f# T( x5 [$ Ntoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. ' U5 z7 e- Z6 p4 ^) l! Gthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.! y% U+ g p, D( S/ [$ a0 Q http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg' R9 Y% {: v& u, O) `) ?
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado 0 h& J8 ~, H9 f) c i; e3 ^* {* @. m6 O,) t6 |: L- l6 q3 R
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. m3 c6 ?: r: | ( k: ^: o* W3 f6 ` + N5 p; i; g& [' t9 m*********************************************************** * y- U7 W6 ], J- p. q! i# \* _Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado . A' ]: c. O0 V8 E3 Bby: PAUL CHOI ; Y1 y& C& e% QSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET( w: W# S9 e# ~$ [
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/ l: ?% w8 n) z8 {, {9 |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. 3 k% _- ~# O8 m! h/ V* u8 l, r, l' l. t0 _; w* L, m1 ]! H7 ^
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.- U; @1 J5 p; G8 z4 F1 T3 B
+ C; t+ L) }' o# z. D# AIt 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.6 V: z4 v8 o( q1 k8 C: }. ?
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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." 4 u$ b; m+ _, f0 w" V $ q- Y N! ?$ B/ T) mA 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. 7 x9 r7 y% p5 Y3 f: d( @* s8 Z- T& s/ Q
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. 0 G0 F7 \9 S m C; {9 `0 x4 l1 D& D- G% z
"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." ' n5 P2 w, P+ i8 t+ |+ V % y+ q8 o/ c- F- d( q: D4 GOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. % V5 x' ?9 F& m1 ` 9 _; k+ Z. Y9 [* G+ U' H. uAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.7 j- c) ]- C8 w( b4 u! Q
, r3 f P% x" B+ P0 x$ 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." * l$ k" A! Q$ E" C A2 {, v. Z: Z- k
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.6 c! o0 v4 N6 _) \, m
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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. & o5 r) A9 D" d0 a$ C4 g$ h6 B7 ], i . k7 o1 x* ]* ^0 h9 o! n"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" & s: `3 h! ~1 o- i j) D: |) z) V) @! ]
Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. 0 {) r# [. Y( ]7 x& \) P7 v" b. }6 W9 a+ n% x' V8 W6 S
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. 4 [ A* y1 {; F3 P5 t3 @ b; \/ i( Y1 C8 @( h7 Z, r
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. W0 v6 |: T' p2 j/ G* @ T
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"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.% D, j) U$ w' C1 I; P5 ^# b* P
$ V' @% _* c" PDue 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. ) n2 `$ K6 q& }' _7 n2 v8 y9 n: F" I; \7 S% s% h# l2 ^ k$ }
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+ `0 v) ?: D8 y QMeanwhile 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. / A5 P0 b: c' i- [$ ]" H
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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. ( w% F0 ]- w; b1 ?# R3 X4 j. K
But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. / S% E" m) Q1 V, b: M! Y. _7 |7 U0 D4 h: K
"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. & @2 k$ b! G. h1 C# x: k6 @
3 `- z( e9 e( n F. {1 o"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 g) {5 V) L; T! b4 T
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