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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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* ^0 L8 ]7 k: `. KEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.# `3 R6 e$ k5 T1 |5 f* r
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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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. x2 U6 l5 M0 _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."
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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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B1 @! i9 t& Y- p/ ^% R4 xShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.
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3 p1 I: P5 Q( v' t"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."' j: |5 f" R. n, e' R& N2 k
3 [2 f# G% J! }* G2 K( |5 B" r9 xThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.! L9 ^6 b1 X: M1 A, Z- C3 ]0 `
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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$ b- G( q3 y5 K/ N1 r9 o, N"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.
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