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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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6 \! p' }# P! i' SEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.
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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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$ r7 ]4 r4 }0 A V& _+ rHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.0 i1 ?( _. a, `6 r( B, H3 ~3 O
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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.$ p8 \: b3 ~$ a
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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.! [4 h# d, }; q
) O4 u; p, T" }0 R8 `1 a, ZShannon 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 ~% T' m: ^& f3 Z"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."( h( r$ C$ S/ R- M! O6 N4 i2 y9 ?
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm. N9 O4 R" `, J3 Z1 J& z
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers." ?5 }) h( }' b8 Y8 w5 |
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.; D9 Z- R! `" }0 e" p
9 D, f" V7 U# r3 d1 q" [7 C"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.0 _5 d9 H' W) R. p/ E) E/ u
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