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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. % J; F( _! D. n% h* U
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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.
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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., S" J/ W+ e. `. L' h
1 @# f- L' Z. h% V7 l( q- T5 aHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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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.
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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."# l2 H" r) v2 M
0 g4 O7 i7 [6 \5 c' J! dHigh 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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3 [" m' {6 L6 PShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls." {/ M9 R; P( [: F8 V" p% @
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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."
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8 \. S" O; \8 u5 u4 {' bThe 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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E' ^+ ]6 {4 x"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.- U! ~: k. _ b! g* p% q' l6 C- g1 D
5 x- E0 |: \4 y8 O3 N% p"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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