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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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. ^2 L, x% F9 Z% oEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.8 I, X# j; H$ }0 \7 a, v2 G: W& m7 L
9 C4 K# ~7 a& {& T2 ?) ESeveral 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.7 ~, K: D" A' U* n
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Hailstones 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."
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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.$ ]( c+ t! J6 n6 G/ B4 W3 H
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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."6 |/ z1 Q3 i' O1 ]% R5 [+ P
! [5 n" Y! Y8 h$ [% _8 wThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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' K8 F9 u3 S- zBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.& B& B: B* f3 ~) N
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.* R% s- _6 H+ s5 S8 T& Q
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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.
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