Powerful winds swept through a number of areas across Ontario, ripping trees from the ground, tearing off roofs and downing power lines.
Residents survey the damage from heavy winds in Ottawa, Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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Damage from the heavy winds that blew through Ottawa is shown on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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Damage from the heavy winds that blew through Ottawa is shown on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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Damage from the heavy winds that blew through Ottawa is shown on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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Damage from the heavy winds that blew through Ottawa is shown on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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Damage from the heavy winds that blew through Ottawa is shown on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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Damage from the heavy winds that blew through Ottawa is shown on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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Damage from the heavy winds that blew through Ottawa is shown on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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Strong winds knock down a fence in Ottawa on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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A tree is shown after being knocked over by strong winds in Ottawa on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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tree is shown after being knocked over by strong winds in Ottawa on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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Damage from heavy winds is shown in Brockville, Ont., Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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Residents survey the damage from heavy winds in Brockville, Ont., Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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Residents survey the damage from heavy winds in Brockville, Ont., Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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High winds caused this tree fall on top of a home owner's garage in Kanata, Ont., Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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An uprooted tree is shown in the Elmvale Acres area of Ottawa, Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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A downed tree blocks a street in Ottawa's Elmvale Acres area, Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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Strong winds blew over a large blue spruce in Ottawa, Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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A large blue spruce rests on its side after a major wind storm in Ottawa, Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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Strong winds knock down a tree on the corner of Boteler and Parent St. just off Sussex Drive in Ottawa on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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The roof of a Star Top Rd. business was peeled back like a sardine can in Kemptville, Ont. on Thursday April 28, 2011.
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A gazebo is tossed onto a fence by heavy winds in Ottawa on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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High winds caused big waves at Ashbridges Bay in Toronto on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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A tree is snaped in half by heavy winds in Ottawa on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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A tree is uprooted by strong winds in Ottawa on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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A tree is uprooted by strong winds in Ottawa on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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Strong winds cause damage to The Brick Oven restaurant in Toronto, Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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This home's carport was crushed after a wind storm knocked over a tree in Toronto on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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A sign is shown after being blown down in Kanata, Ont., Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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A maple tree splits in half and lands on top of a car in Ottawa on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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