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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. % e6 H4 G/ \( b) T" A, T
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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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7 W) k) U' o$ k/ hSeveral 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.7 x7 F* d4 [5 [
" Z$ U/ ?6 K. b' O( B* z3 v8 lHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.- F" M3 l+ M0 X' }
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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./ T9 g1 \1 X% m( L- b
5 L% G/ K b2 w, p"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."7 u' _" [& E0 O8 g/ h
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High River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.4 k( y1 K! X) E& K2 \
* K$ U) x* V1 _Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls., x9 ?. O- a1 w3 c2 E
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"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./ m4 @2 K/ T3 P1 V
1 t1 q4 u0 Y3 |: U7 [# ZBertha 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.6 W5 w; t( G2 C# p! C5 e I
' _6 R9 E+ `5 }( i$ q"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.: N; M" b x0 \: k
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