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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. ; k4 Q7 L0 P; ?" c
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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., }( `, {8 ^! y8 v
0 a1 r6 w) \, j' R8 w K6 {4 u' ISeveral 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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Wade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time./ L, ?4 k$ }0 n
7 i0 w' E( X# Y5 O& s c% r"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." }' u3 ^+ \3 [5 T9 _
5 c& [8 A5 P% j0 s6 }$ B8 D! E/ RHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.$ i, _2 h8 Z/ S. D9 W+ s' ]4 b
0 F5 ^! X x4 p/ f# uShannon 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.") i% C. n2 M, ~+ q! e J S
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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.4 n2 i; x6 \9 r3 [
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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}; M$ k+ G: z% ~9 C. V& ~& 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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