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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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) C7 T: a6 W, n2 ^8 J$ CEnvironment 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.
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7 `% b, U; p3 a9 P6 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.
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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."
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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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; {) T& I& k5 I" w7 [! b. E7 nShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.1 T4 Y+ `1 z5 Y0 e$ `) `) R( ], h
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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."4 R4 p2 {1 b, r2 P- |# Q0 c
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.- m1 S0 \. _+ B. s( i1 v& s
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.$ E2 [* H% K8 R( p- }# b( z" U
9 A' U. _. e6 {5 x"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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8 n( X; x+ t7 p* 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.4 C9 b, v6 v0 C6 b, K5 l; o4 G+ [
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