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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.
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% ?# e: j3 T1 G4 @3 TEnvironment 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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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.2 R" g' R5 n# B, a& L1 i; g2 U
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.; G5 [) C+ c8 {) n* D8 |. Q" j+ c M
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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.* X% A+ z, U2 [3 u9 t) N( Y: g% i
" Y& X& ]5 j; [, }"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."3 @: Q) S1 I7 N
8 s/ ]3 ]3 C s0 I" X. X3 H G! ?High River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows., l8 ^8 a( L* S& W* b$ O, D. x8 U
+ C7 ^+ B! k$ B' G! a2 QShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.- B* o& f4 U7 b% Y h
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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."4 g0 ]% o9 X0 ?# w! ~9 C# h6 T
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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.7 x6 v! w: p% B2 _ `7 z: T
8 C8 S7 r c8 t) |4 |* v* m"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.+ o, T2 f+ D1 i5 s7 H8 j, n
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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.
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