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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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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 [7 W: M( k- _: Y. M0 }( Q
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.% N8 @* @/ g( q6 }0 P' O" j
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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.
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6 o0 `& c+ d) x, l: M"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."8 c5 R' J/ j8 E6 l+ }
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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., m, z3 R1 H/ w1 O# P! i
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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.3 c, f. z( `7 S+ ?' f$ x
e$ T5 ` f& v"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.
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.+ y( A/ v2 k* R% }2 d5 Q
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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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