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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. ; j4 ~$ K W: m' g$ c5 o {
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; Q$ I2 R. j# x. ]0 gEnvironment 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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8 e% p- j2 A) `$ T! ZSeveral 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.* q% P* i" R9 {$ `: w! n
9 m$ Z! m8 \# q9 ^Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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9 u, e+ A; M# `7 d* r- [7 u! QWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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4 e9 q/ k3 R, w* ["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."8 m% Q# E6 t/ ^
/ {7 e: N) i/ _High River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.4 P# i9 ^, `9 w' x3 s ?) a1 u3 x
! I3 I& K4 x; u: yShannon 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." U6 I; B! ~; k) J
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.1 [8 \' \' K; C# q; R5 A) A3 V
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Bertha 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.9 n' [; Q; u9 j5 A! s/ o2 @
1 _1 P( O" k1 X) i4 K"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.; q! a" V' P& |; |' k- ]) K
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