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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. 2 d2 h( a9 u( M) O# `
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% y7 Z! d1 N% {1 c( J qEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.( N2 E6 O& G0 b3 Q% U6 b
! x R* u" k. o" OSeveral 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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B2 M' t3 a: }: `; X4 ~5 rWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.3 D6 y) M# }) N9 y o: A: `1 p
6 f& Z# T& {7 c: [. D"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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- _9 ~$ ]: c* k1 s8 LHigh 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.; |, e( U4 _. R' Y
) U, p* q; x/ W$ D7 Q, O% Y"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.& M8 ]% M8 E$ G' v' r4 A
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.- ?4 s( h6 w7 M, v
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.# j r6 \7 H$ \$ e* v8 X4 g
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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.- L- S5 y; [* d
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