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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. ! y6 s1 G! s+ A6 D2 I6 T# q
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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.5 f, g/ {% C6 g' {( E) t5 p
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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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8 }4 ]6 @5 a- d' ~$ ?Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.$ {0 f3 Z b& k! z
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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.# M: u8 n* `$ t0 O: V
& A n/ r/ X6 A. O"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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% z9 D, ?8 g+ t) t5 G8 mShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.+ m9 z( N/ f4 l6 I2 n
) o: |1 [: z* W! Q% f"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.% E& X; d1 E5 \6 a# ~) p
: y$ P9 t% @) N D& u; c' X* bBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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/ |+ r; g) t! V' a9 }"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.6 I1 X4 `( C/ M9 i! E# T2 G
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"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. C8 k5 ^' ?1 X% A$ `% l/ n
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