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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.1 B5 {( o4 j4 D/ e }
8 d& p3 f4 N+ F' {1 z1 aSeveral 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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" I7 v7 G# R" CHailstones 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.4 g; T8 o% v; Q9 F- B b7 M
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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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) O5 a. `' F# Z/ S" [& O* j$ KHigh 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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H- H+ M* B# {& l& s( bShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.
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x8 O8 C8 v; f4 {/ V" U, J0 j5 {; X"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."' D7 J/ C; `9 z) f6 ]
3 S- N o5 j$ s W5 `7 ~9 jThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.4 D+ E* U- E, T) N3 t
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.3 Y$ D5 e' _" g
# C% U0 B% v6 A2 B"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.3 F5 H5 \5 t/ D) J
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