2 r% D, Y2 _7 ?thank you for the news, 0 t) Y1 q4 C) ?/ li have some news from toronto too..." A+ L" L# m0 o8 j1 T5 M: S
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.9 V5 @8 B u H% b
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.' A+ Y: b/ b$ p9 O" I4 [ http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg @0 O" W- u4 e' u. Q
% R! p; Z& U) o+ Y" t v% ` ysouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado; [0 D3 V& {0 _" W) N
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.. T3 D" l U& A" W- Y/ H2 H
( M0 U! b4 \+ {4 S0 V 9 B( y9 l% Z" [8 W*********************************************************** 7 [. U$ V% r& A- AResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado . \ q5 j& D( t: s" qby: PAUL CHOI 8 A h: f B# }( O
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+ ` J5 J6 J: r7 a C, ]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. $ A/ L! ]6 P7 @- Q/ T7 X4 [( [1 X. \3 G
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. ) f9 o; a7 V2 p$ e3 A/ C; |9 M7 |" b |
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. 5 e# ]9 w' d) A9 X" [3 Z# n - R/ Y$ R3 Y% B8 z; k7 K"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.". _/ S( x& M7 Z4 e
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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. ' v- Y1 \8 s6 ], S ; o1 d Z, D0 O* bElsewhere 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. - s. ?' {6 g7 ?8 l* X% Y) {$ p( F* q7 w Y A
"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."% y7 @' i; I R( A* t b. j
- |2 F E2 m* \1 [1 hOn Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.! R) F4 T3 M6 Y2 D8 F
9 }7 a+ P. Z% L3 B& E& J$ RAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. + `- @5 G! J z' \6 @ $ c6 x5 F9 ]8 v4 F0 y% Y$ M"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." * R/ c" a. `! E {1 k2 j 0 T1 P: Q! o) ]6 [1 HFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.4 t+ S, o: F& o% l7 u0 E. x5 v
" }9 l. G! y0 L; c; x3 C7 uThey 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.# F# U1 S. o: |% ?$ \
% N/ ?7 s! z3 d$ o0 Y9 t: p"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" ! r, E5 i2 x8 J; e4 i$ l6 g ! S2 R. K( ^6 iOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.6 m7 I! c7 ^1 ]8 R% b
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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.2 [+ |( M: o3 n+ V/ w8 L$ c
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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. 9 b1 y- p( `; |( b0 K0 g6 d1 U _! b' D1 ?# k( W- j! j
"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. : k" H a& p0 w t( ~( j( }1 M# m4 L. W3 l6 f1 ]) c9 ]7 D" b1 E7 z2 X
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. 0 h0 o/ X) O9 [5 {% _( M9 B1 b! u
! I7 C/ V( W4 Q2 |' h" L4 GThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ' q6 l4 _+ D' a& I 9 G/ }/ j: j8 @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. 4 ~- W" V! k: q$ ^1 G4 X2 Z! Y( T - O7 K# g3 D& X' V! v jDuring 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. % p8 W2 V7 O& L& j, m
3 o* H9 V4 ^4 A/ ~- }& R* h iBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 7 f9 J$ p C7 |: w0 E! m
, t- o% [& x: G1 A4 }"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. & e# ^3 U3 a( b- Y # Q, ^( r3 s6 N! E7 Q! b) b& Z* m"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. ( p7 a* ~! e5 [; ?( h/ X/ w* M+ X! R6 g9 P
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