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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.0 @2 W/ q) ?1 A4 k8 Z
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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. R6 T1 R4 y4 b
^4 x& c+ |3 j1 v4 ?$ yHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.; Q" ]2 T: o; Q4 {5 V) R* k$ Z+ r6 o0 I
' P. [9 O# F- p/ gWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.6 d/ V3 u4 o) \
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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.
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: p% H0 f+ [; f& H/ PShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.
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9 a& ?, u, D. i# S2 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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# L& Y5 t: O4 {! ?0 W* jThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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, C; G0 J2 |9 T: a! t' \) Y/ S& z0 hBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers." Q* c }$ h2 O% o5 q5 Z- S
( ~# T5 A( \$ X! C"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.8 H+ r" \7 c3 d# @6 I
1 g1 K. G) y0 L( o- M"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.5 Y7 s1 X; p" o5 r
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