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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. 0 e( P7 | }% p& E0 e4 {- k u
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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.: y* y* _- ^/ }6 G
* G6 ^. H8 ?3 V- k, S1 p8 W" w* ?. LSeveral 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.2 l' B% X- Y+ Y5 g3 l2 W9 Y
! a/ B9 h F8 Q+ r3 zHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.5 H( g! x0 \# n5 H
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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.0 L8 a6 P* N, f( n% I3 M+ Y
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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."% z2 I# x( b; {6 {" f: h) E
7 d8 C2 T8 z! ?$ d& t3 MHigh 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.! x7 H+ n1 O6 j, j" E7 T
; Q% f9 b% u0 H: E: e% Z: Y"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."1 i# V7 {: W* H- Y, w
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.3 j" o5 J3 G( g; {' F; l4 w4 w
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.* o+ H9 e) ]$ C8 r' [7 \3 z
) @3 f- Q' ?+ {"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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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.7 m3 N8 G& O) d; }) A% O; A, P# r9 ^
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