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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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! }5 U: M' Y* r8 l' o6 \" G" o/ MEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta., R% C: M* C9 ^! T
5 j5 B9 w. L: Q0 eSeveral 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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5 b4 k& Q! p$ DHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.1 b1 G# c) [" L. N5 T( n# e
2 t$ n" m1 a4 Z' F: ^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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8 J* ]/ ^: T7 _; s"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.5 R* r5 N+ z! H
, R* Y4 s' C7 M; T4 n" A* {4 dShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.
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: |* b5 @" q( [% L5 M9 p"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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$ ]' h" k3 {! |- A* B( l- xThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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0 V% f. i0 u, o& G5 T2 `* o! d; IBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.! W" J6 W. z' d
& V ~5 O/ M7 I% P, x"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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( e& n- j3 N, W) b% X"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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