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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. 4 i- u0 W. F% |' ~. t
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2 o' Z( m( S7 k& Q5 h/ w; WEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.5 @! @! M. e m: E. {
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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.
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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* H$ p& l' M/ i5 t; Z8 CWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time. o& Y; q( C: n; l) U# x
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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."# P5 n; T' a! ~: F& i w
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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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, z, S! l7 M! ~0 q5 }* H+ m w9 m"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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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.
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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0 y7 D5 M. N/ \$ C$ N: |+ i" j"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.1 G6 Z+ i$ | @5 C8 D* m. t3 j
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