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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. / t$ w0 H1 U0 m$ s3 S4 x
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/ A! u. a a9 m" c1 dEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.* g/ r c# l( l0 K" t6 ~+ t/ i8 B
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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. }, m' Y2 Y7 {& E9 ^7 V: M
5 c$ u$ V7 M. b6 O jHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.: K. C D( ~: |9 R: ~2 i( M
3 b% ?) a& ?. I+ P% o+ cWade 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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High River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.. J* |! o$ _3 C2 w! u( n; Y
' Q# A3 B% f; }/ zShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.- M a: [! n% {" O9 {
% C! {( I O. _2 r$ ?: I"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."! W6 J" G6 p' ~9 G# i
1 E, u0 B8 m: b4 AThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.6 G9 m% s% Q6 t' c2 N7 U
* O6 d/ V. N8 w4 S! }/ \9 xBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.) [. \% U" W% z; j$ j6 m
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.7 V/ V! z1 e' q# J) i# `6 E2 j7 V8 D
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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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