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thank you for the news, ) D4 J/ o* ?+ U0 D5 G- m4 `i have some news from toronto too.../ I5 R5 u9 D- Y z( b
6 T+ w" y) d; W: [0 [$ gtoronto was hit by two tornado yesterday. Some place in toronto even 水浸!!!.. f3 C" s* j2 A7 a1 c9 G# ~; S0 @ C
these are pictures from other sites, taken yesterday.5 W- T9 f+ C' K% J2 b/ t7 C$ P http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050819_traffic_storm_250.jpg$ F9 o: s: |% ?& Y0 |& E+ j
+ J/ l; ~* I% ^/ k: Usouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado ; n) ]4 Y+ {( T# n% ~8 z/ ]5 t+ X( k1 D" l% F
, . B4 p, W+ \& N+ `' H1 ? : v, j O9 F0 c4 ]& p" Qthe southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage.% q: {3 p6 I+ r9 j# T) D
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7 ~4 `/ Z7 x6 F0 R***********************************************************3 J' z: @" R6 h3 ^6 d' D Residents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado ' p2 y u. A. c4 D
by: PAUL CHOI 4 s& ^+ b! n1 t1 rSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET 8 Q9 e1 K5 f$ f: l& m( V) i, e' V
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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 T9 L% l" H- K4 @0 R1 n
- K1 U+ j5 l7 ?$ MThe 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.7 O% t$ u8 p! l1 {- ~8 V: [! n
, r ~% X3 C6 \6 o$ ~3 k; mIt 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. 2 z$ _: Q" j; ?8 G, ?; Z5 d6 R- @: m6 V1 J
"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." ) [& A( T5 T! j! y* c 0 L' I1 g0 J+ o8 [1 |& ^+ WA 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. $ e. ?2 d! g* p+ D4 A4 { n' P9 Q% d# \7 E7 ?0 Q
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. % u, m' ?% B* ~) q9 ?4 v3 {" C1 V6 z3 f" |4 L/ 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." + M- l, W7 P4 _- K7 j6 Z0 f0 F- D ( l7 O( m" a/ R: m1 c4 h2 C: ]9 ~On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand.1 u4 N6 r2 [3 ^) M. m D9 f
1 O+ s P6 e, m X4 l \Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. 2 T( H& z' `$ x( C$ P+ M, o1 n& E# m' z* a% M0 r4 D
"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."( V# P. T# [( H
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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. , Y. Z- q& N6 I2 b $ _9 s3 s, V7 W [# W) N- gThey 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 T+ H6 o9 i- y( p3 f- g5 @ 6 Q3 y* C, Z1 ?; b5 i9 s"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?" ; N4 u6 t8 T, N# g3 J% y; x% F& ~ : c! E( ?( `& l MOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes.0 C+ @7 s1 \" I/ I0 H
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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. 7 b3 \( W3 Y, R1 a& _" r + P5 f% V! m: u* k; S$ n, LCoulson 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- k# x0 g9 {* w% V' D
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"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. 4 [ l( U: `) \" c! U# J1 Y/ i 5 s+ n' N- H' K1 ?! N- nDue 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. * U7 E8 Q; i: O2 v4 L# n: z- y
6 X9 A% k& j4 {6 A$ i( gThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. 1 `! o" B4 l+ V7 `/ i4 N
; M% Y- R3 n& h# F7 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. , N/ F V( u- ~0 C2 ?5 V. L
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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. 9 {3 c- _3 {3 O* T! H2 f7 p" P2 Q: {4 V
But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. $ H# s9 t. C* f1 ?" j6 h# _' j
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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. % ?7 B, o4 r3 z5 F- |5 t* p' k ! N. U9 |6 e! C2 t) ["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.1 r* j1 F% i0 p; g