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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, d- J m; e9 \4 v1 c% L
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+ B4 @) J' T$ o9 {8 H/ g$ h. MEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.# ?0 P; N3 L6 L- K3 T8 I% \+ c
0 a1 U$ y# Q# t9 f( l+ PSeveral 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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. [7 `* |( G0 L; P! u {8 dHailstones 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.# F% h* G6 ?! q* s
, j& `' i: t6 Y* C! _! p"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.# O5 X* X) l/ p8 S) ~( O! j2 E/ I
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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.* i) o" G; ?0 h4 z$ X4 Z: j5 q- A
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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."7 M6 }" G: ~4 F- S. P
- \! W3 u2 n* |The 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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"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./ T) t& l& t) I# r% L+ B2 f
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