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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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- X" t, G. F. l0 U5 R& z/ ~Environment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.- v( o2 L% o& j: x+ }( Q! K& [
& c( E n( E1 J# fSeveral 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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6 a* f/ [2 }; T5 r! HHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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% v5 A/ _3 r6 G. AWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.! g( {6 S) d/ m& x( {
* l2 e$ `# G7 r6 ]) L: ^"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."/ t5 u; H0 K, U( {3 R' t3 K
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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.4 h& a% E. v' K1 Q. v
( s. Z3 l4 _% c" O; W" m1 |Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.. b1 L! g0 R8 J M4 P% [4 t" n
5 F9 P# s1 a% @ k! \"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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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.
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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., \- Q( ]& N& N3 x! y
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