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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. : B( E: m. y b) u9 \
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; z j w* G4 Q( @6 ~' X6 x% fEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.! S" [3 h7 W% u$ Z
, H5 W* \& _) y5 PSeveral 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./ K( `& E1 V/ E, H
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.8 h7 g9 r& ^* A0 v- }4 N0 D) }
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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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4 v3 p5 `) @/ n% a5 M8 y: f"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."* h1 W7 g7 n" E
9 m5 B/ i5 V! q( p) j) ~5 v3 L3 FHigh 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.9 s' s$ Y* D+ w# j! P. A; e' m
1 ?$ g1 ?) }) ]: A' _- f"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. t9 H v7 Y: B, }. t [- U
# [$ P5 a8 H4 c8 LBertha 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.: A/ m5 q, Y6 t4 L5 p
5 h! L+ {% k8 Z: t0 b& Y"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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