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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. 8 y. b: z k$ s
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8 s7 f3 }: a! i9 |" L: mEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta. g: U, \5 A2 J' U# ~; W6 E: I
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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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6 u( s d1 v) ~8 ?- vHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana. F, |. U8 p$ S3 `& _/ l# y# o
0 V0 h; x! t+ ^' wWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.$ e, Z+ e2 J' v, y% x* I3 V
: g/ y: ]* {8 m" T3 R"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.* {4 s! y3 B8 i
2 I1 o, K. z$ @: QShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.& T0 R+ ^( H5 A* z* M
U H& A- D# K/ R"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."' M" |: C5 g$ l w, K
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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.6 k" G) P- U) Y$ l C/ y
& H7 }5 a! _; b7 x( u! @"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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F3 x) o% O% o; Q; E5 H5 e"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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