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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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! T, w$ J7 y; OEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.' c( `9 ^, J' u7 |; P* b1 t
( E5 e: v9 s* }& G3 ~: @4 K) o1 mSeveral 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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( a! I, r- X% ?" \Wade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.4 k! C, b- ?: n% u- {
- k+ } X( q, M, ]' @2 `"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.
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1 ~! ?* S/ V8 m5 z1 W"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./ X6 O9 f3 V* K0 f
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.+ E- X. Z7 p: u. B( g
( `1 c; H5 F) i8 w9 L; d; ?"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.
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