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i have some news from toronto too... - x) X7 `; {) {* k2 @" k 7 ?. ^, w: }1 Ctoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!./ e1 B/ O$ A% G& X4 N; p
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.# E, Q+ b, d- o- E http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg3 D0 n7 u6 d" D$ X' [" `
" H$ k6 a+ t# D' D : t0 M9 F' @( U7 n3 u*********************************************************** 0 i; q0 x; H! V5 \ |- ?Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado + i6 G% r8 ?5 b8 O4 O
by: PAUL CHOI : F) { C6 Z5 t _Sat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET6 H/ W% B& ^0 O% O/ U" ]6 _
; c) p3 `4 e" B3 `* o: D: u- } ?+ v; n; a$ J" pTORONTO (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. 2 \& F) A2 Z1 o6 y; s3 [3 S, A& |. b5 L, u! b r: J% x
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.0 s! z( |7 O/ J1 t# O0 T3 v/ p% d" D
' f9 i. L* K! p5 A# A$ ZIt 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.: F5 S7 C3 }+ L1 D9 B
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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." ! A8 ]! Z3 m9 l5 ?4 v8 d7 W - K, k; G, \; E& g7 EA 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.- `4 N# N! Q4 n) C0 d/ ?
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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. 7 f' g/ m% C8 n& T- s$ V 5 O9 J9 v+ w4 G% q9 ~"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." ! Z4 H$ C& N4 P+ y, o' {0 ?. j- M( Z/ l1 e8 f
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. 8 E3 m; @% j4 E0 {, ?. r& l- f. r# o/ b' e
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. , C, [9 t1 [/ g9 ^- B) B% O! P( G9 }$ v$ }# ?
"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." 7 \) Y' m z. k+ k ' h9 r( {. g3 ~8 ~7 \% z% rFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window. ! a: |4 p0 s! W/ u, o( Q' [5 Y( R ~" b- Q
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. + v% N H+ s8 { e. v3 F& ?+ a' a* J6 }% O7 a"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"" R5 H8 b8 h/ `' D
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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.' e2 b( s r7 ]
% q, l7 \: E! j. I) q' {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.5 ?1 N/ W& B" {& \
2 V& a6 \) K5 g* G% dCoulson 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. * ]. y- W! x: e; {3 a+ z 7 [8 x7 Z g+ w"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 |7 g- W9 p0 p. j4 @2 H1 @3 u# a3 M; i2 s* O+ j
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. . `# z, J' M; l- f: ` Q( s + F! W% ~* b& }* q* |( HThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. # M; U3 }: |! `! w# G& X" u
5 I2 Z [9 y7 S* X" 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. - c% T/ K% x# |5 O9 U3 i" ]) e3 m$ S' z [4 E/ q" ^
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. 7 M, w& `" G$ o1 |9 |
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But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. / ^, j+ x: N3 }1 K+ P
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"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. ' |' {! L2 d& u
x1 [$ ~7 |9 i# L ~& V4 ]" q"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., Z2 _0 U# ?2 T- F
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