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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. . L1 ^8 Y: z( |0 K$ U ~. t
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Environment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.
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4 S F( s: p6 V! }9 dSeveral 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.
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.4 x% H0 H& X ~3 T
7 N9 }; V3 |, k" R3 ] `3 FWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.; }8 T$ v& q/ _+ m; g
: \# @* h. {/ m3 K/ {8 C# S; b"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."
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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.6 t- o1 P! z: y% \1 K2 q
% S9 O& {* e& x* k/ u' ]Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.- e* B& o/ f3 H; @, J6 Y
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"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there.": C6 I7 D" l0 S" ?
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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f8 {( b+ h/ c9 l7 u- w"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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2 M, c( \" V) f* ^# P- _"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.
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