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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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Environment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta. R/ }( l f6 B+ z; `
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Several 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.$ I. f# y( e+ m; I }! F
( A4 [& L% x' Q: E2 N* L" iHailstones 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."1 c: G# r, K0 S: _! v
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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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3 q' z: q2 Y. i3 lShannon 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."6 t1 @3 M, M% p" `
1 p |; s; ?5 I, q6 k) H& aThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.& b$ t9 o, q& h2 u f1 \0 f3 h
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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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1 @6 d0 a; v/ p+ L3 |1 I# k% 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.& X- n! T# s6 S, s: n0 U
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