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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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$ K6 n5 j6 l& gSeveral 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.+ S9 t& r( y( w; t$ ]" O* Z, c% _
W. J" v# {) R) n% fHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.% o/ ?: b5 m2 R; C8 F
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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.1 ~+ I9 N0 q4 X- z X' T( F8 Q, r
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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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' C" g. w& P9 L7 k8 j- I" _; JHigh 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."2 D3 m6 ~5 O) F
' O: h4 o: C# r4 T7 m+ t" `* tThe 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.; q T( X4 O& W3 i9 A+ D( ^! m
+ m2 R4 T7 j! F"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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$ G+ B' X3 ?+ A& E: I; I1 ^"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.. Z9 J+ ]! z* Q8 n6 O
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