 鲜花( 23)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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. # p. ]) m1 H4 V8 Z0 n& K
6 v; D/ ?9 V) p# b* `% b
, C" S4 L n! Y: n- b
Environment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.: N5 F6 T) `$ |: q
6 j! t' S$ W, l
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.9 n% q# M, n1 S6 p) c1 M
% i$ ~8 l! a% [( PHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
`' @ C( K4 O/ E- z0 g) ]
: k ?7 r7 ?( l0 K: [Wade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.7 l7 v( x- P& j0 h2 S$ B
8 ]& ^7 Q, D: F4 p, T7 D, Q"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."
: M! x) |% W0 [. W1 M9 ?& {% N
. ~9 U4 X* x7 s. r1 @3 k+ ]+ `4 uHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.
/ q5 t* o# }4 L4 D0 P8 L) u; z: K( X9 N8 S; P) E% H: G: }. B9 \
Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.
& g' q. E8 Z7 T) }3 Q& P4 d5 q- }3 _7 c: s9 C' {
"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there.": O" w, ]# R+ i2 n7 I
9 l' U; z; e2 `* C G) y; U
The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.; a. Z( z$ `8 |# v
* p/ V/ p1 a6 S' O5 p/ X; L9 S
Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
! `2 t$ ` {% |7 T" Q
. v, R+ @! l) r- E9 W" X0 z! ]+ F"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
9 b8 g% Q2 A- N# z8 W3 g0 q% P: `- A, H/ S+ A, i
"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.& w: y7 @, N2 `/ c `4 @: G, r
h( m% ^& {6 }$ Y
END |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2007-7-17 13:17
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2007-7-18 14:02
