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, x7 F/ D4 f {/ o; x$ q( N/ Q http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20050819/160_toronto_flood_050819.jpg ; o7 L% R1 S* A; _4 ~; _ 8 g* H' X$ j& D5 m6 t3 ]3 F1 ~9 Vsouthwestern toronto and northern toronto was hit by a tornado , ?& X. p1 B/ [5 `6 {: O; `4 U6 n. |8 S# ?( f* _
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the southeastern toronto had only a severe storm, no severe damage. 9 [! A4 v. u; z( B( G% ? 5 v4 @' |0 {+ n' e7 x* R% ] 2 ~) O: |. e$ w# V0 a& {*********************************************************** 7 K4 |0 y+ C/ [5 G' G% U0 h8 U: IResidents of southern Ontario town pick up pieces after confirmed tornado 5 C5 ]% I7 T, ^) a+ I$ M6 aby: PAUL CHOI 8 D- U. b, S5 r5 I7 N: I8 |3 o3 gSat Aug 20, 3:47 PM ET : d8 N: N0 M4 r/ R) u . u6 O9 g' m: N 2 o6 A' @% l1 M d" V2 l9 N t; KTORONTO (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. + c! T! a- q. |" e; t! a7 U2 y, u4 ?* p9 T9 ?, N: G# [8 v
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.3 H6 w( s9 |0 g/ C" k$ I7 z
9 W+ |) N$ D! Y4 F$ e" ^* oIt 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. + _8 A3 c h0 v( B! L$ C I* ~% o9 i/ f* Y0 {3 x8 \"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."- ?" K1 @8 l% X* [* j
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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. / x0 S$ V+ I' {1 A( z: S- ~! F 7 T* x/ ^8 l( e. B& G" r& L% dElsewhere 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+ r# P( Q+ b5 R4 |# L
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"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." $ C1 e5 p0 k! T2 f- R! B# |. Q3 l7 ~! X5 d9 g
On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in the community of Centre Wellington, which includes Fergus, after the storm got out of hand. ; G/ b+ w- X9 F! Y/ ^! [! ?$ h) c+ R( ^4 w; d
Amidst the wreckage, no serious injuries were reported, provincial police said. 7 k2 q: D/ r, |+ G9 a) @; L* C( O3 l: 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."2 }; v5 _' `, v8 V( \5 B
2 ~8 O5 m8 n, W/ mFergus resident Klaus Doerig and his wife, Judy, were at home when the skies turned menacingly grey and tree limbs began flying past their window.& i- \" ]. F3 M1 W8 d, s
! w1 X! X6 ~; o& C( BThey 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. {# z0 v4 }( v" {
# h, ~3 d! j7 M" d% h: {) E: Y"We were selling this house," he said. "It was for our retirement. Who would want to buy my house now?"! u7 ?# }6 R' A+ M& r. o
1 S$ ^6 `1 J1 u- c/ ` H# L. IOfficials continued studying the aftermath in other areas of southern Ontario Saturday afternoon, trying to determine if other regions were hit by tornadoes. # K9 u( z, P; T. q+ S, E! l) t1 K1 r* E( y2 K$ \4 L
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.4 g. ?- C/ G6 x$ o- m
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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.% ~: v3 k/ ~( q: V3 T
6 K* F& p& O/ |3 Z"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. $ J& H& @9 P, R j$ y 0 T3 m$ \7 E/ N9 [- Q; A. DDue 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. + [1 p/ z) \& ~ X `6 R' j5 ^
7 F9 n9 t& g% q+ x7 F& DThe majority of residents were to have power restored by Saturday night, Welsh said. + j2 Q6 j2 c0 f0 l3 k6 F+ r
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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. / g; o) S: b5 a! V8 X ; b3 v, s* D TDuring 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. 3 q+ x# R3 H# x o8 I# o' I6 @) \+ k' a9 O
But flood waters receded rather rapidly and emergency services were quick to respond. % d3 c7 _# v; n. P9 w' c# Q% o
+ D) \- c2 Z. G"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. ) |6 q/ ~! r# R+ a6 o/ n4 H0 K, X( a( Z# ~- c
"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. # `; N, D2 Q! s8 h2 J$ L 7 z! X' [# |% H7 c5 ^ j3 p********************************************************************作者: daniel1989723 時間: 2005-8-25 03:59 AM