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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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- Y5 m" c% G1 y3 kEnvironment 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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Several 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.4 K3 ], v) ]: k9 ]! A' h
: x z! X3 H: \# _Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.& u* v+ s+ I- |" u1 D1 }) U
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Wade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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"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."* c0 u7 p+ F+ B/ u ^* ~' _
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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.
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$ `/ s9 G1 \, {3 R* p( D! a* q% K"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."7 C p/ z8 f: L* A, ` {
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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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5 {% u9 q9 D. t$ z; x/ nBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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# b1 |+ ?, @" B6 q"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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6 L) t( {$ `' s+ }5 g4 |: r"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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