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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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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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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.0 M7 g! |/ L' O+ L8 h% D0 G
) v6 l% r, ~/ \" DHailstones 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."$ O% p8 _" f0 c+ x5 H* ]; Y2 }. d# B4 g
+ T. t4 z( o4 q8 G; k& G2 XHigh 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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"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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5 M1 Y) C& @* Q2 g/ u, qThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.9 p6 g! C& b" b/ j% {2 j
m9 l( j. h9 lBertha 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.
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8 ]4 s# ~+ `- v"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.7 |9 L* \4 |% ~- R+ Y# e6 n, f
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