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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.$ C0 `7 d D0 n' C+ y
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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.5 X) L9 w$ r4 C, V% O7 o# N2 c/ A
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.0 ]( `! Z2 H3 G2 I' k" K% ~
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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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"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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' H' ?1 d* W k& j* qShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.+ t# i0 A+ O+ C5 J6 [" I& E$ l
% Z; ~/ ?* U) u# w5 p$ G0 n"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."3 i" |: |, m- r5 }9 U' @
& H% u3 X, V0 D% zThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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7 Q, F2 Z: j S3 }+ A/ ]Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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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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