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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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8 P* U3 e, k# q M9 p& IEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.
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\8 i q# n$ }. v. l" X- g+ q. YSeveral 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. |# f: N: E8 W% P2 u
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.# I, e3 X1 `: D3 `
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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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# m8 G) N- a2 c7 R' [' z! uHigh 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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' n8 ~3 o! q* B"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."* [& b2 l0 M5 V
( s6 K1 F. l' k- \* nThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.* o* c( S+ x7 d H6 {3 w
5 f$ B" Z% ?% l4 j2 P" rBertha 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.
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4 k: R3 f/ \! J+ z% @"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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