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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. 3 ]: g+ ]6 e; p# }; p+ B8 E! O
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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.- d) o- l( }/ V V* Q# b9 J; a+ ~, {
+ k9 \: K- I6 Z i' ^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.# E+ K0 V$ l- }) m, }% @
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.( q+ n+ F+ v' ?, P1 e
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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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( O. g" k& u3 c) {"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.", X* D B2 f N% i2 Q# a
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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.2 H* e& Q* A- X0 Z6 N
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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.
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5 u0 L2 d# _' W3 \( y& E"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."
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" o% u. D5 p4 k9 q. c3 pThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.; @9 |/ ^2 K5 _/ L+ U
8 Z+ G- o t2 fBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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"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.6 a' X5 ^# p3 g. @! I8 m6 u
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