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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. * `2 [6 q: N* w5 p$ R
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5 U9 F; ?/ y E1 N. z6 t& W/ vEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.9 l2 W; T) V- C7 N* n* ^! H
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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.
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. g7 ]# W6 B+ @, V2 wHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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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.3 ?) r1 v8 k1 \% W( n- l
' d& y0 x/ Q5 i2 ?. r9 X* c. t"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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. I8 F0 w+ w- G! oHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows./ b* y9 w" I/ m, S
, r4 ~# t5 b% e) Z( q l4 d4 X9 nShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.( y6 ~; p/ M8 v( p
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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.": ^5 J2 R: h! H- s( z
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.7 i% K2 V5 x- L
- Z/ @9 I5 C! y9 PBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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' V& t# F# Z0 b: q# E+ y* i7 e; ["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.
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