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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. 3 e+ H+ H9 C3 W6 y1 a
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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.+ n% A( E U2 H# E6 t
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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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3 v$ l5 d: Z3 j" IHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.6 P8 p- l$ _& m9 C+ y
0 o1 N4 O) s7 ^% ]$ RWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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. s6 Q9 Y8 b1 o5 U9 k"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."* w4 E3 j2 [" K* t: R6 r; T
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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.
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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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* }+ k5 o0 }. P/ l2 M, s, ]"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.
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6 r% G; `) i* RBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.: H( B Y! y; W8 g9 H/ g- Q
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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& e; R; f! l: ?( ]"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.0 v* a0 F/ `/ E! y9 ~) B6 A1 G
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