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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.' @2 w% |5 g' U3 q6 o
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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.* v* g1 J, T* m: ~% C: [( J# F
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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.
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& Y) F5 M3 b. W( g3 b"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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, B/ b5 B% s- v/ F! a3 l/ PHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.6 V' A5 J2 X3 g5 U2 Z2 \* P* W" q
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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.% [, P; _/ l* m# l7 U2 T7 j
# O i J4 J2 S. z6 d& u"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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; k" R1 _8 i. J% yThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.) `1 f: }: B ?9 t, t3 i5 \7 T0 U& L
3 \5 a' ~/ t0 a5 y' x7 `' N wBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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- |4 L1 _/ H" S d+ r/ O, y0 d5 H+ w"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.; n) M1 Y& m; E9 B/ V2 o
) I2 N2 z0 v5 ]; C"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.9 G2 f$ V' h; e/ i
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