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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.! I2 x% ?( U+ n& _
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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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: w3 t' I- ]: \) K0 `& h9 }- h- ?4 `Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.+ s4 o- r3 A$ t9 W% F" I( r
) T6 g* X: U& ?/ O* L2 ^% hWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.. C) h" S, a; J: U% K {
8 g7 S( L* T h"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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9 ^# r: E2 G- }7 [2 f; rHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.+ d# W& J& ^7 \) W" W
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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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' L2 E- x) N @"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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3 ~# t, j! G1 B4 }: s1 f; G' a"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.8 S) _. A" R) c$ C! J
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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., s$ I z: |4 @+ E) Z" v' Y% V
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