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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. j: f1 G0 N3 v- P
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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.4 P4 ~, U" a1 L$ ^+ M4 K
' ^, {7 }* {% l9 @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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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."7 D1 D# i) [# k5 @+ S$ o/ Z
! M0 n/ H! |4 y* \" P1 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.
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$ ~7 E& v: D. _& G: a& g"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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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.5 R( M ?2 G, T1 T# g" Q1 u
2 s7 V0 \6 k9 e0 c5 NBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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4 k/ w; n7 _& W% \ r. P! t7 h"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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8 f- r: a' h5 V5 @- O"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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