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" T0 q. X0 C) m( Zthank you for the news, ( n, H( `* X! N2 L$ h( I* Di have some news from toronto too... # e5 }0 ^3 `. t% y " t4 d5 L: _) W" U: t3 qtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.9 f5 [) u) D8 Y; ]. z
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.) Y; B) o6 ]) d) g http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg' Z' K2 |% [* o- o8 x
) L% ], }0 N z( \% ^southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado7 G) X* F( R6 ]/ N3 O" e( m
1 L. U8 S; F0 T& j, ' u& ?7 \: @1 ^3 V* r1 Q ( x, x0 D. R- q! N9 a1 x* O" l; A8 E/ Hthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. 2 N6 I( p+ ?! R1 C2 R# ^$ X. r 8 }, Y+ W) }2 Y q; V* f3 l8 t6 G* ^. }' T" q0 @
*********************************************************** 8 v" @) d$ t W" o9 ]Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 9 J! p! |5 t/ h) p1 }4 p! kby: PAUL CHOI " T0 D% u, V( _. Z
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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.3 o" @$ {/ f0 D8 P" P& x1 }
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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./ }) T8 P! i& E* }
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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. ( ]! k$ N; y. [0 u ! D; m' `. i4 ~ Q: o"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." ) ~: H: g' s5 a$ M" S. B; a- P, G# ]7 w3 J
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.% O6 O v8 ~0 A( t1 S! g3 p
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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. 6 y; P4 N: D( @7 `! ~8 w- P1 ? P& L Y8 s
"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." - _3 E2 o' c; _7 t7 F2 b! V9 Z9 K- O! e" F7 v
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.& ~& `9 x- X5 [" K) E
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Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.! N8 a9 y& F+ c! s3 i& [; y3 Y1 B
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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." $ |* E; P; x$ D% P3 k# O# ~, B0 _3 x. b
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.: |. A' l4 v3 g% X) p( ~0 z
" P$ x- b) X8 k9 u- 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. 6 a9 l7 x# y' p ! ]6 f$ s5 J# t6 ^/ ?"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" 3 E. h6 y" B5 s% }; }7 {& C1 m $ j3 n' p4 s: p5 I2 cOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. % i4 [& \/ j H1 n3 D: \0 ~; P & m+ o" e6 W H4 B _8 M9 o2 s# CAided 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.9 l5 c. W/ {, K9 |+ }$ `& z- 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. " k; B! ?. M. T3 \& R& y* y( Z% Q9 V& [1 y! w$ C' 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. 3 a# {! g0 C ~* X2 _& d ! c7 T$ @. ~$ n. R3 rDue 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. # w% y$ R {+ L7 R1 i, o- j a: X; Y
The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. ' }& h9 J3 n% z3 s' m$ @( q % P2 R: B" h" u8 L: _) IMeanwhile 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. + m* ~! J D% Y; \5 m3 d$ k% J& e3 ?5 v * X$ Q: h- }' j3 g; s% T1 gDuring 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. 4 m6 K; |/ j0 `. i. R9 Y4 O8 y* {
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1 f- @' Q5 m- j& x6 R) H"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. $ V7 ?9 P( Z& q, @ 3 C. d4 U- N# d& T' N"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.4 j" X7 G* A& n( L1 z p( Z
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