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星期日晚上,一阵棒球大小的冰雹阿尔伯塔省的中心地区落下, 伴随着严重的暴风雨.
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; g$ O6 k. \, D1 {Environment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta. |9 ^9 r; q5 m; r/ o4 g! h
4 K' ^2 P- r5 f* y; a# X' kSeveral tornado warnings were issued Sunday night. Environment Canada's weather office said several people reported funnel clouds, including one that touched down briefly near Olds.* ?, D q& a, ?+ w% l
1 ~) h- z$ ^9 HHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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) N3 t l5 ]# f0 uWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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' N6 |; ^: t, q/ V& u. x"It was quite the show. They were like the size of a hockey puck," he said. "They were sure hitting the windshield pretty hard. Like artillery coming down." J6 Z$ J1 H6 ~3 A7 J7 S" ^, k
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High River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.
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Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.8 p" _! G5 }7 ~9 G3 `8 J
0 I! _- F* u1 L! E2 x"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."
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. M! L5 j5 k& C4 p* tThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.. z( J' I5 q- z4 `- d' C
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.& B. L* ~5 T1 }1 p
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"We had people coming in our store and saying we've got trees down, trees on our trailers, and trees across the road," she said.: ]9 h. f2 X+ N: Q* y) B6 Z
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