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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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' I1 g4 `- L* k) @* k& gEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.2 }& M B( w! G" \- K
) j3 T' K! w6 Z- l0 `7 H& y8 h# uSeveral 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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3 b G$ \9 a5 v2 u* M2 iHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.+ O& W+ I' [/ C$ y
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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.+ e/ }& S7 w, o4 h4 Q+ n8 D; Y
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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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$ A( L; [0 Q7 |& M7 U0 q1 M8 a. CHigh 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.: X) W( b3 s$ |* g# E# M& I$ ^
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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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9 P6 @, Y8 R$ {7 r% }# F* k" EThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.3 {( s2 ^' a1 t
: f1 W6 [+ x ~4 i; bBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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/ Z3 z+ N' ~1 n/ ["The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.3 V" c% N( U& I$ x: ^
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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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