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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. 1 F' ~, o, u0 W& K# M
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/ \- f# x& H9 w& I7 u0 p, [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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4 S5 n8 B1 h; e) d6 v% 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./ v7 j d9 S2 A7 x+ T/ A% M% O
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.# w q' S) e. k5 Q4 T+ Z! v4 }
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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.5 W2 t; O+ o0 n# |4 E
8 ]* X$ l V U1 {) K! H"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."8 R9 E' N7 W! j/ s8 |/ u& v3 j6 P
5 y# Q* I2 \, AHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.1 | P7 }4 T* J4 g$ n+ A3 [8 \
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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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"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."2 N: P3 c7 A6 C
5 [2 O I% _0 M2 [% c; PThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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4 [) O# o& |" P$ @/ j0 Y' `Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.& ^6 Z- [5 t+ P' Y( m% c
1 \) t- X& [/ u"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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: s: Z5 _5 W8 B# c0 v7 F3 e+ j l"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.7 H0 v$ @& y! r9 ?4 U. K' y
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