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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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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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w4 z$ w' F8 Q5 \" hSeveral 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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2 r' n# u$ F5 x0 o* eHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.0 ~! x: L3 X9 N* z/ o
3 d; t& b6 l4 X* s& P5 MWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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% `& S9 Z8 E* K3 W$ F+ g/ I"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.
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% g9 L$ ]7 T& D4 S+ `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.7 D# t. x, T- X- S
& D: O% N5 k4 N3 W9 B) NBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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; H0 x" d3 W4 j' L2 o9 H"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said. V; r$ s9 c5 K7 X" q: d0 g1 i
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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.
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