 鲜花( 23)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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. # F8 ? T$ i# \# O- q
4 T- w/ {- w9 s
! _6 `7 h0 T4 P! a: _$ c- [
Environment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.3 w- ]3 k! _: Z% y5 y" t' c$ y
4 n! r! Y* f. S5 T! ^ O9 XSeveral 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.3 V3 I, z5 Z+ O; S
( `' u' a! B' u$ B
Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.+ C d6 E, Y6 J8 M( X0 G3 N
8 x/ _- M1 g/ P+ Q( D
Wade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.8 J6 e) |- N; |; V- t2 |2 N
1 V t% {2 l9 L# j
"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."
, V, b6 V) z* m) n1 ~; x2 _' F L; `: L& C. \3 }) ?
High River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows./ l' e" a/ n3 U0 e
2 i! f. R* r7 y2 z8 RShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls. Y: P- X8 v' E4 E& K
5 [ v) H4 D* J; F"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."
0 _. F7 n( Q7 l4 U' S# N& V. M0 I' t5 }5 ^1 _& a) w" [
The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.8 T+ k; P6 B( m( E6 p+ X, r& Y
! o8 [6 k) k0 o6 @1 }& PBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
# P* `& |' v E j0 C v# U
2 @3 Z# K% s. X d- Z"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said./ m' C5 J: j* J% M
; E: ?/ j! ^9 a9 w
"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 m/ }+ a! J x9 E# w. F: q9 l" J
! b# F4 B& S5 \END |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2007-7-17 13:17
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2007-7-18 14:02
