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i have some news from toronto too...2 L" i) h2 x9 x, m8 X; N' k
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southwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado 4 O z6 e3 r! z: F5 h : F% y8 [0 C- {9 O. S* j, % X0 ~6 x8 z; a g7 Y. e* Q0 f. G v/ v
the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.( R7 } Q4 Q, W2 v/ h7 Y" x
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***********************************************************5 ^# w& C5 H# X/ h/ r' y* S1 D Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado & c6 L' T4 S3 t% k( ]; B8 @5 x' R
by: PAUL CHOI & ^; a+ D6 p, o$ G+ k o LSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET % Q& W0 Y4 j- E* P! r " S4 s% {# l" P) I" ]% ?' Z& |- T- D' X: D- F
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.6 p& e' ?! [5 e0 I4 u, T
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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. / K* {7 M$ [. L9 i: H 7 S0 Z1 ?1 B0 z; O- N" pIt 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. * L; I( Z' C9 p8 |5 u9 K2 }% f. ]/ s# F9 ^6 T4 V
"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."2 W a5 L/ N0 N- r2 d
, s9 c% K- G8 I) i. m: @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.2 c' V# X$ b, w) K" G. n
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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 R8 t* Q v* O2 s+ a5 s T: G" O [+ E9 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." 4 B7 k( ?# A( H9 `: I$ E+ T* P4 w* r) j& E
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. ( c- v7 D7 L8 z0 b5 b/ d4 z/ H+ z& w8 Z/ D2 S
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said.! ^) c2 E7 T- H& P
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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."4 Z5 H C( Q% q, o1 A( O0 m
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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.3 E1 [8 \3 Z4 t% q7 J
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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.. m y ]' ?5 I: P4 s
7 z, C0 k! L- L6 x" m"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?") _1 o* G0 l! r Z6 Z4 @4 Z+ q0 F
0 V5 S! o( L5 r5 E: U e0 e7 ]. UOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.2 [9 q `& T: s, Y) m' J4 m8 R
& T( |( v2 s$ w \# BAided 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. ! K5 |& ^' N: G 4 Y4 b D# s' j; W% n2 eCoulson 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. / o+ w3 u& o7 n$ ~% h6 r6 i! e! K( k8 Q/ f! k# \3 l) I3 k
"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. 2 t+ E0 v$ s) S9 f# l 7 W" l% p: O: C) [8 t% a JDue 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. 8 @7 V1 k# m& v4 i2 Q" k. v1 H% L, ~6 {% x3 o$ N+ L
The majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. * _6 n+ {6 G% {& Y' ^
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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. y- V* f4 \" T% f7 U3 ]9 f$ A 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. 6 e2 i; V) \) n1 ? ' c4 }" j! M$ L! EBut flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. ' p8 ]. u/ {. O# W
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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. & B6 X7 U6 {+ l9 v' R4 w) p
: M! K Z$ M* p' @"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. 0 N8 O$ o; l% d! Q+ g8 \1 Y; J j0 x6 Q( \7 p
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