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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 v: L. l+ e- S* [8 A7 N
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' a3 {4 Z- U" m) A1 }/ lEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.3 C( T; q, J C# U1 C& H9 S' C& @
' g& _7 {. F+ rSeveral 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.6 d0 {% D/ S! o9 }+ f# d/ g4 A
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Hailstones 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."9 E5 \ @+ M4 d/ u* \; d
" C& e3 P% z$ rHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.$ H5 F/ }2 J$ `; \5 B8 ~
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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.( e# B; ?2 D6 O- K1 {0 f1 X3 u! S
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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."& H( k$ y% e6 m' W
1 |. a( Y2 y$ k9 f- L% E' Q) tThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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5 C5 e) K5 X: E% l1 ~) J" PBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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0 X! Z! N$ j% _5 ?"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.& p/ V, z+ E( n Q) f; \* ^
% G% Q2 _3 o4 o0 Z: r0 x5 x( t. B"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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