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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. ; m; f4 A1 ~/ Z; r5 H
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( U l" ]5 m. S ?# eEnvironment 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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! P" M; H A! ]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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' h0 b }$ i1 O0 I) U* CHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.8 t) c2 L+ I0 E. t
5 p2 l9 Z5 {% t+ {: }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."
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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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"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."/ _! I: h4 A/ y8 n0 ^ h" F( `+ c3 F
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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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% M- H. G/ A! G* ~Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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3 o* j0 n& f+ ?1 J' t. d1 ]9 ?& J"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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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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