Kool_Kat Posted August 21, 2009 State of emergency in Vaughan after tornado rips rooves off homes There is a state of emergency in the city of Vaughan after a tornado touched down, damaging a number of homes. At least 120 families are being evacuated from their homes. It was one of at least two tornadoes have touched down in Southern Ontario. Another near Owen Sound left one person dead. Multiple homes were destroyed on Tierra Avenue in the Rutherford Road and Highway 400 area. The rooves were ripped off. Cars in the area were flipped over by wind. A number of families are now homeless. Up to 30 police cars and ambulances are on scene but there appear to be no major injuries in the GTA. "It looked like an explosion," said Jeff Carnavale who was in the area when the storm hit. "All you saw was wood and dust everywhere and for the next five to ten minutes, debris is falling from the sky." Falling trees have knocked down hydro lines in the area. It appears one home in Mississauga caught fire because it was hit by lightning. Environment Canada had warned people to take shelter. York Region was also under a warning. The area included in the warning includes Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham and Newmarket. Videos and photos submitted to CP24 by viewers show tornadoes touching down in the Vaughan area. Some viewers have described debris floating in the air and others reporting significant damage to vehicles and buildings. There are multiple power outages throughout the city and cottage country. Toronto hydro says all emergency crews are out fixing the problems but doesn't have an estimate on how long it will take to restore power. Hydro One is reporting thousands of people without power. There is flooding at Ontario Place, on Lake Shore Boulevard, and in parts of Whitby. There are dozens of cancellations at Pearson International Airport. Residents of the town of Durham, located in Grey County, reported severe tornado damage on Thursday afternoon. At least one person died. The town's Home Hardware store appears to have been hit and is now missing most of its roof. "We have also had someone in the Blue Mountain area reporting they've seen a tornado," says Environment Canada's Geoff Coulson. "Most of the activity to this point looks like it's going to stay west and north of (Toronto)." Deputy Mayor Dan Sullivan, deputy mayor of Durham, reports significant property damage and multiple injuries, saying several trailers were blown over in the town's conservation area. There are also some reports that houses have been completely levelled. Emergency services, police and town officials are currently organizing a meeting to co-ordinate their response to the sudden storm. Brenda Ailles was in her trailer in the conservation area that was hit when she heard several loud snapping sounds. She came outside to find downed trees surrounding her trailer. There is a tornado warning also in effect for the area including Blue Mountain, Owen Sound, Midland, North Huron County, Wingham and Kincardine. In downtown Toronto, the weather turned from grey skies to heavy rain and strong winds in just seconds. More images and videos! Another Video. I thought my area, Mississauga, had it bad with sever thunderstorm, lightning, dark clouds, severe downpour, hail, heavy winds, and power outage...Laakiin a tornado? In the Toronto area? WOOOW!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Zack Posted August 21, 2009 ^That is kinda unusual in that part of North America, aint it? Hope y'all are safe. P.s. Mississauga is a nice area, illeen xoogaa lacagley tahay, KK. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kool_Kat Posted August 21, 2009 You should see gaalada officeka maanta tey isku dhigooyaan! :rolleyes: Yea, very unusual... LOL@Illeen xoogaa lacagley tahay...Wax igu filan waan iska heystaa, alxamdulilaah, laakiin lacagley iyo ani kala dheer...Balse niyadaan ka'aha, if that counts for anything... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paragon Posted August 21, 2009 Allaha hareer marsho. Duufaan is not a good experience. Anoo wiil yar ah ayeey beri (around 87) na taraartay and guryihii oo dhan ayaa jiingadihii ka fuqay. One of the boy baa xitaa dhaawac ku gaarey. Madaxaa jiingad ka jeexdey and for such a long time he had this cresent shape on his head. Miskiinka. We were lucky. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
