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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. ) C- q6 G* O3 ?) T8 K l
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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.0 U; k1 u$ t$ Y% r
, g3 j! u5 I( v6 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.
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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# q% n7 Y6 |& ~: a" B- m2 ` WWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.5 n* V% h8 x4 m) V
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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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$ s1 B! d% ~3 e& n/ C: qHigh 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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Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls./ ]2 J' p3 S: U, @) M
- Y8 i$ L4 k- d% W3 ?8 S2 ]"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."! \ b9 Z0 q- B1 E' N* a, W
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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 S; U' z+ p: C7 X1 k7 a
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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.8 ?& E7 Y0 t7 N- ^
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