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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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# E& a8 y! b0 G+ M" Q, x% Z$ _' YEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.! c5 r2 H" Y+ w( g
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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 j/ ]$ c9 F$ l5 D: W" H e
* \2 Q. {. j0 \( E. H5 R* MHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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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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' I9 x3 D& M+ u$ `( hHigh 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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4 D. b: }* H- t2 e" Y% jShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.- R8 S, W! I' e
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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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- f) y# f3 b/ Q' `% EThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.. d- ?; x+ K' n) N/ V) W* T/ \
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.% d7 M& ?6 O$ h- I |' H, |# Z
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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+ u) J( O: @8 p+ R% ~) V"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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