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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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, [/ K. l' x. b. W9 oEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.; q$ w) M% ?. L: h8 ^4 y, A1 H
$ G! h% g) m% v$ @( D% Y6 Y ?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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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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( n/ W0 w5 B- e2 J1 HWade 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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1 B0 X- @- A) j9 n"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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: @7 I* @- D9 `; @) j- _The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.( c Q4 U: s( q2 g( f$ v$ u+ {
0 U6 K/ m, ]( S) X4 d* o! {2 vBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.( c8 t% I* L9 ~- F
/ R8 l* h- `1 p3 J3 s2 I"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.- ~- O' P# Z& I" o# n
; r1 ]3 t1 c7 P7 j x0 |* x( W6 ^"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.) j0 T7 b! \( e5 ]7 `+ R
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