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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.
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! S7 E4 Q+ v# u1 }! ~Hailstones 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.! s. U0 L0 `) G2 Q
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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.2 y3 g9 p0 W. T9 D
1 d, o* m: _, L. }" P- [$ X8 hShannon 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.". ?9 z" w+ |! i- E3 z6 S5 I- _
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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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8 S# K H3 ^7 \"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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* H1 m: c u6 E/ D"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.* S& E: W4 A2 J; ^6 j% r! m
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