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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. $ Y* A' f, l! B. A0 n2 E" M
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3 \, V8 S* j* XEnvironment 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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: E6 O& @, f2 u2 gHailstones 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.& t9 B9 n I( D
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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.". x' o- F! e4 w
, B" z$ _# R# N' n7 q: J+ K( ]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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Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls./ {- z N3 N/ q& K& J' f
* S* Z* @ P& E- Z0 p"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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/ F: `+ D$ |: {' x( ?The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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; G$ V, Q# Y) L; |/ S4 G& B# TBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.$ C( Q% Z4 d5 V3 |7 m
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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w. x) O" R* Z8 R9 ~+ ~7 ]9 l"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.9 \# D$ ~7 s/ W2 a
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