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thank you for the news, ) {4 q% y' b3 l0 T+ K3 O+ ]" L/ t# N
i have some news from toronto too...% d- x/ _: s& T5 p5 ^. `
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toronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.7 {& g: O; f$ h2 K# y/ J
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.8 Q' d; n2 J% s% @, p http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg 8 Q) M: A( x5 N1 S3 K9 R % O6 `* U3 z2 C% L$ p3 [' ^9 x% Vhttp://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_tornado_rains_050819.jpg. \6 w3 d5 ? g: ?& t; i2 S
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado 5 e8 N0 B; ]2 ?6 c) o9 u) j/ x9 ~8 h( K0 H
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.$ I0 t) R" x; Y. s9 ~1 e( T- \
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by: PAUL CHOI , C, v$ w, h% SSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET+ S0 I5 P3 @: b& d+ R% B
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, k: T/ d2 N+ x# nTORONTO (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. % T$ A/ ~7 ?% f5 g ! |/ J! E5 g% {5 X" u7 a1 m+ i dThe 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.5 J; \4 U3 C7 s9 N4 N9 L9 P0 q' V
4 l" F! Y, P" ]' 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. J9 C, v3 `$ J1 |8 C# S6 b( Z
& i# i- ^' b2 ^( _: y7 h"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." - i& z! g4 T0 O, ~6 c* a _7 a. R" c5 k" Z/ K
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. 9 ]3 |( W5 I8 Y6 `. t4 U# {4 v: Y) i4 y2 M9 m$ B, P5 k
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. : Z- C& z7 W+ V7 n# [; t( |; c+ | ) d5 i8 f3 c9 R5 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."$ T- c1 m+ u6 d) A7 U$ O
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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. % ^* @* K1 i" n4 c$ A9 Y 0 { w" S9 M. B) m, e7 r& wAmidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.4 }) L3 z9 e, J7 [" [' r
3 f! ?4 \- B* J( S"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." 1 O4 n8 i/ L/ o, v/ N 0 ~ \9 j! t& Q3 c0 YFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window. ! \# U& [$ K% E; K' r* k; Z$ c: s
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.1 c3 \5 W9 F4 p
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"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"+ f9 ?& `# B% Q9 C9 G/ t9 u
+ P S7 s5 ^' ~, y4 x2 |6 XOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.5 q9 [6 N$ k, f' R8 e5 z
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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. 8 `' o2 P) o; ~* F( r. Z j. q8 a c( i7 J7 @1 @( i
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. ' X/ @% m2 ?6 {* r2 P/ @' X/ b7 V+ n' L
"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 b3 f8 |$ a. }- c ; m. S6 _+ D( {* P+ bDue 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. ) R) @# V( `9 f$ W% \% h
; r+ T1 K5 u# L( M' z$ mThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. * z- [) Q) P$ d; S/ _6 N) L( Z ; C7 X$ v' @. v/ s6 }3 Y8 U: [% 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. 0 r E/ h+ \! j2 c. v4 Q& N' _ P
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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. & q; y" {+ w4 m, C r
/ {6 R E& @3 u7 ^/ c" q* jBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. 0 t4 r" y4 @1 f" v4 s5 J / F% {$ Y6 R3 p& q9 D"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. - O5 N) w" ]. I1 g, @2 v. K
, g# e* e6 y' T1 e) F9 L- F( F"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.2 B4 c- t# H1 S+ O