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thank you for the news, - ]' d g6 e- G* o# Z( C3 [1 si have some news from toronto too... ! D C( T. {! N, d- I- p* L9 Z6 ~" z& T& ?) }% B9 I
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!. ' Y9 t6 d" E- e& i6 Qthese are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.; L( G( ]6 T, k+ d- m6 o http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg; {; r; C9 \' ]0 j+ S% i* W" z1 U, e& ]
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado 8 B i+ [+ }2 b/ G: \- F. R6 o+ |5 l6 Y) d% o: r
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. U( o6 P5 ~- i3 M3 u7 | " Z2 L% h; J, W- l ) Y" U8 {8 |% K! m- j*********************************************************** * N# b# R. N' O3 qResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado / d& u" l( U5 m3 e+ }by: PAUL CHOI 8 u$ B: M" _) }# a/ ]) a' S) B
Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET 1 t& c j. K/ L1 O1 v2 \2 j3 K ; ]! i* d9 k: O2 E0 A" Y ' g$ i N) S$ N6 K$ T& eTORONTO (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. # M$ ?5 U% U! l [3 l! A3 K0 ]/ ~( p7 n/ l9 U7 @
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. # m0 {* A1 O `8 I/ T: A4 K% ~$ u& f& p) S p# F* {9 G7 i$ K& a- a
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. ; D9 G3 T) u% W% E2 V5 V + [$ \4 p! ~3 |"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."+ X+ S6 y. M$ z2 k! p+ E
3 g& d* k& k2 W4 u, o3 }0 C' s/ W% e. 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. 8 Z5 S# w( q( A! p 4 A* |4 J. E- h* n! K% E3 ]1 LElsewhere 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. 4 X/ E9 _4 o5 u$ ^6 R* R4 |+ |# Q3 }7 n( _- v) F4 H
"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."5 w& I2 m1 i; F$ r
, U/ k& w; I0 X+ x/ S: COn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. / H1 k# F3 S. ?* y4 z8 b $ j- ?8 }$ ~) W' }4 g) O0 {Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. ( S1 \6 [4 J5 w- @5 A" N+ V* ?* m* U$ ~$ Y
"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."" x3 q/ x! H& b
1 N! S7 l$ A5 ?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.: \5 P: R* G& h3 B1 A6 g; Z
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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.$ r* |! z& O* u( L; F
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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.% o1 H5 W/ x3 k: o# c1 k' l, m. y
- ^: U& O/ Y7 m% _1 o( X* ?- N- YAided 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.; H' \/ h2 g& X6 K, O1 E9 g r
6 {, c0 k; E+ D: G- H! t w$ CCoulson 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. ( o2 U! Y4 e, k6 C. u {! u 6 H$ ^( F$ L0 r; E- O"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. 6 Q& O& o+ |; ~7 w3 S+ ?5 ]$ m, E* [ s# o" i, p
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. $ E( y8 t. @2 n' ?; ~" I4 b
2 d. h+ D: a& g3 GThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 9 @ S: s# j4 e- _. K% S4 P) h4 Y1 v6 A7 V+ Y
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 F4 O8 w' z% P6 [" u' q
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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. * r Y& w" ?( e- A, \" Q
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 1 ~' G2 K7 X F, ~! W. }0 O / D9 D/ O6 `% k; X$ S6 h# b. 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. ) ]2 ^! P& a; a6 r: E, b* e. Z* u$ ~4 L5 V ; r5 M- p/ x9 A9 ["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 A' X6 o F7 S, l7 G/ m8 a' Z& Q& \ p o
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