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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. - a% w u- S' s8 d4 I
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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.5 R3 C: T0 V/ E" D/ }& j! k2 h
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Several 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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& j( V1 {! L$ _) Z$ {Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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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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High River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.5 ?2 P8 \1 ?+ o5 o6 R6 ~! s
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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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"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."0 q. k9 \4 u) \4 @ X6 J
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.2 X9 H6 {5 F' Q* r% f& @0 u9 C E- P
- b5 t5 j! n2 K3 R9 ]8 {' k"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said. d% [+ n$ M2 W% y
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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.! [* I; \' T+ z- I' n2 R
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