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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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5 Y" U$ ]" F' P C6 _' VEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.) n, ]. [! B' F, y) m
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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.
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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1 t3 E0 @' w5 g4 \Wade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time. \1 P& t Z5 s( G1 @6 b% L( O: L
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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."7 D- J4 i0 n( \! R4 ]( ]1 K
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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." V( e. W1 g/ K% J# w1 j
% }& ^3 ^" G& E* u$ I/ ZShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.$ u5 _% C% f& R' }0 h; F1 w
( N1 i; y* h5 F3 a2 g- n( z"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."& S6 M* p3 a6 ~! X; n
- c& q+ w( M' ^4 ]( k8 r5 Q4 ?The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.8 ~* p q$ B: Y( D/ x. @1 ?
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.7 o# }2 A: y2 m! L1 e) y
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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+ _9 A/ z! r: w" B1 M; l; @"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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