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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. 2 K$ L- F4 v7 P% u6 C V, ] i- v
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( p7 T8 j* r4 y4 m0 e( wEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.8 T- h5 K& L- x$ F' G' j7 d2 g' Y
! Z/ `; y) k, a( vSeveral 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.
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4 f9 c5 _5 D$ s7 i& L" n- m% M. d( lWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time., G% q5 A, e0 r3 B5 ]4 U' C
& E6 z! |, u. h7 |6 ]"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."- o) p2 `7 K# o5 i' b! X/ N
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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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Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.% u N$ |, f. f% G, c
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"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."$ p- g' w9 d4 d4 e
9 z% C( n! r' J) x1 u' mThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.% h5 i+ a+ H1 p5 E# ]) g k `
5 X6 |1 K$ t/ o+ P6 H3 bBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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7 V& ]4 Z. g0 J6 ?+ \"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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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.& `: n, V- @/ k) ]# z. y* d
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