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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. K8 L) d( Q# F5 l: F+ ^* O/ Z
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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.
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4 e: ?2 C# m4 [; d8 ]) wSeveral 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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) r$ s( O( w/ r4 J$ N6 M' A3 EHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.) X; H3 n' S9 }. g
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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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2 R* s( w/ P: ]' W% Q"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."* Z3 y- e# n3 b8 E; |6 f1 [- |
) _$ e( |! P; x' xHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.5 k6 [# |; Q! `6 t. O, J
5 D' o0 I; K( K& y) @. n4 P, tShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.0 p/ U5 W5 J( t0 c3 R' ~
* ^" R) X1 K9 ?, v% t"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."( I4 C/ B2 G3 p3 y x
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.7 |% E, b1 C 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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$ {; L- X) ~$ m4 P& q" a' a7 W"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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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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