; q, N. L8 b6 T 0 x! U0 u& C: t" f S: C# `. L& N( T% t: `" Qthank you for the news, 9 ~1 h" Z. N' d5 m' I% J+ ai have some news from toronto too... $ e. W% u4 L8 `8 Z8 S ?" v$ z" ?8 g
toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.3 y" J+ f* N- r! L4 b: Q+ t
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday. 6 K; w5 U* ]6 {- [. ^ |3 @http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg/ @/ @) C( K+ N3 F- a9 e2 O
$ }' T* i: L- e, X# T5 K5 Rsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado # p% i/ K4 d2 O u. y# P4 o V( j" Z) I8 f% T( P
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. % g- j+ z5 _3 z m3 \6 W; W, L$ B, ] q& k! Z3 Y( h0 }***********************************************************0 {% m; q" \7 T$ \ Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado . G' X4 b% N8 g( D- g( M
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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. + q7 I `9 e" p" `# k0 b/ @0 C% T6 @/ W2 y# R. e6 G/ O) F, L
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. " l" Q) H7 d1 V) W. ]0 c8 Q , w. J" u" [' F+ c k4 {4 xIt 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. % X7 E. ]: R1 e4 d# s' x- e& w+ W4 J( _" I
"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." ' A, i. j# l9 J( d' v. @ & y$ [( K5 W5 {5 f! I- u6 l5 p: `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.# v7 F4 M4 N* J Z7 w
& X4 j3 I/ b! u( SElsewhere 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. + U' {0 m& q' k9 ~' O, W7 u+ {( X1 w: o! n& ]* @1 Z+ F/ r: S2 W
"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.") Y/ j0 R; y9 C) p! G+ M& L$ _$ |
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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. ' z3 a' O1 a% U& \, ~" \% u0 a- r% \6 z( z$ e
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.+ a) L' @5 C9 o" B! Y, k
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"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." % L7 Q, _; V8 F o0 {" y " }9 u6 l; n) F( w2 a/ D/ CFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window." g! `% H. ^% |# r8 A/ @0 j- k
6 A% L8 m) Q7 f$ F# cThey 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; U9 r. ?
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"0 |1 K2 Z- @0 j, p; x
! R w+ s; \+ V% |# T% ~Officials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes., O9 I# Z0 L+ W: @2 R7 P4 r
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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. - x1 g+ j! z+ ^& G + E5 }8 @& k! l) gCoulson 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.. R- I2 d& P# v$ O) I
! y3 @ A; k" \* 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.1 r# k6 f7 h/ L: W1 M) r. o
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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. . X3 U1 P5 M1 [& t
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The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ; w& o5 S8 L) a; l- o6 D0 j " A8 l" @, B5 B: c) M, }/ y# FMeanwhile 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. ! Q4 }0 C3 u$ [# o5 D7 z; } ! m+ L/ u: E ]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. % s4 z. E6 J8 u5 M3 {1 a 8 f( G* ]9 I, X0 c) k/ q" ~But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ) n8 W# g2 X% E$ [' G : E7 ?! P- T/ _& v) y, j) W"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. : [9 W# Q: H. l9 p6 q. D5 I" f) W! L- C4 _
"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.- a4 ~; o6 K0 \) m. ]
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