Officials confirmed on Sunday night that a tornado tore through Goderich, Ont. claiming one life and heavily damaging the southern Ontario town three hours west of Toronto.
Damage from a tornado is seen in Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
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What appears to be a tornado in Benmiller, Ont. northeast of Goderich.
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A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Ingrid Hartman shared this photo of a tornado striking Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Ingrid Hartman shared this photo of a tornado striking Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Ingrid Hartman shared this photo of a tornado striking Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Ingrid Hartman shared this photo of a tornado striking Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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A tornado touches down near Benmiller Ont., 10 km north east of Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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A tornado touches down near Benmiller Ont., 10 km north east of Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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A tornado touches down near Benmiller Ont., 10 km north east of Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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A tornado touches down near Benmiller Ont., 10 km north east of Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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A tornado touches down near Benmiller Ont., 10 km north east of Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Tornado damage is seen near Benmiller Ont., 10 km north east of Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Tornado damage is seen near Benmiller Ont., 10 km north east of Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Tornado damage is seen near Benmiller Ont., 10 km north east of Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Tornado damage is seen near Benmiller Ont., 10 km north east of Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Tornado damage is seen near Benmiller Ont., 10 km north east of Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Tornado damage is seen near Benmiller Ont., 10 km north east of Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Tornado damage is seen near Benmiller Ont., 10 km north east of Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Tornado damage is seen in Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Tornado damage is seen in Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Tornado damage is seen in Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Tornado damage is seen in Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Tornado damage is seen in Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Police survey storm damage in Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011..
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Debris litters downtown Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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A piece of metal is wrapped around a light post in front of the courthouse in Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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An uprooted tree sits in front of the courthouse after a powerful storm ripped through the downtown core of Goderich Ont., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Residents photograph a brick which smashed a truck's window in Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Residents survey the damage in Goderich Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Emergency personnel exchange words as they work in Goderich, Ont., after a powerful storm ripped through the town on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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The sun sets on Goderich, Ont., after a tornado ripped through downtown on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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A chair from a building a block away is wedged in a tree after a tornado ripped through the downtown core of Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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A piece of metal is wrapped around a light post in front of the Goderich, Ont., courthouse after a tornado ripped through the downtown core on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Police examine a crushed vehicle after a tornado ripped through Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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Emergency personnel cordon off streets after a tornado ripped through the downtown core of Goderich, Ont., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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The old Volvo building Goderich, Ont., is destroyed after a tornado ripped through the area on Sunday Aug. 21, 2011.
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Downed power lines litter the streets in Goderich, Ont., after a tornado ripped through the area on Sunday Aug. 21, 2011.
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A car wash in Goderich, Ont., sit in rubble after a tornado ripped through the area on Sunday Aug. 21, 2011.
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Downed trees litter the Goderich, Ont., town square after a tornado ripped through the area on Sunday Aug. 21, 2011.
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Debris litters Goderich, Ont., after a Tornado caused significant damage to the downtown core on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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MyNews contributor Katy Shendryk shared this photo of the tornado-damaged town square in Goderich, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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Debbie Hakkers walks away from her tornado-ravaged house in Goderich, Ont., on Monday Aug. 22, 2011.
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Debbie Hakkers looks for possessions in the second floor bedroom of her tornado-ravaged house in Goderich, Ont., on Monday Aug. 22, 2011.
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Cars sit crushed by a concrete block wall in Goderich, Ont., on Monday Aug. 22, 2011 that was knocked down by a tornado.
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Residents survey the damage as the sun rises on tornado-ravaged Goderich, Ont., on Monday Aug. 22, 2011.
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OPP officers block access to the downtown core in tornado-ravaged Goderich, Ont., on Monday Aug. 22, 2011.
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Debbie Hakkers leaves her tornado-ravaged house in Goderich, Ont., on Monday Aug. 22, 2011.
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Two men walk down a residential street in tornado-ravaged Goderich, Ont., on Monday Aug. 22, 2011.
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Flattened vehicles litter the ground in tornado-ravaged Goderich, Ont., on Monday Aug. 22, 2011.
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A man walks in front of tornado-ravaged houses in Goderich, Ont., on Monday Aug. 22, 2011.
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Alex Mosher surveys the damage to his car on Monday Aug. 22, 2011 that he was in when it was hit by a tornado in Goderich, Ont.,
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A man and woman react as the clean up a tornado-ravaged house in Goderich, Ont., on Monday Aug. 22, 2011.
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An OPP officer walks in front of tornado-ravaged buildings in Goderich, Ont., on Monday Aug. 22, 2011.
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Residents inspect tornado damage in Goderich, Ont., on Monday Aug. 22, 2011.
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Residents clean up tornado damage in Goderich, Ont., on Monday Aug. 22, 2011.
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Tornado felled trees frame the court house in Goderich, Ont., on Monday Aug. 22, 2011.
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The path of the tornado scars the landscape in Goderich, Ont., on Monday Aug. 22, 2011.
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Sunlight shines through the roof and windows of tornado-damaged Bailey's in Goderich, Ont., on Monday Aug. 22, 2011.
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