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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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1 k6 j: x: N. K+ v! Q+ ^Environment 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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4 a) u8 O" I) R) B2 m8 R* A: CSeveral 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.* | a! m W2 k8 l3 P. `' 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 n! Q9 S9 @, ~* L# p
4 ]) ?' M6 T! ^/ L! J U; E* H"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."% B& o; _5 D# m
: g1 q0 l9 c; l/ p/ L, d- qHigh 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.
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"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.) d, f) l n. ^
7 }! H9 |! r2 d; m% m q% {& hBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.* [- B! j# J) X/ M3 [
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said. L# f2 W `4 l0 d/ Y
: R! E9 N, U. B"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. z- Y. _5 N Y. x
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