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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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# ]6 S% X, a4 h: l5 _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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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.8 V9 K- `( N8 c) ]
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.+ e4 z" x- i3 K/ |) B! J
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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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# {( v4 I, D4 r$ @4 b"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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( x# ]- z9 f3 L: pHigh 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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$ X- \4 i2 G6 `7 F. `3 q3 e/ MShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.9 e: y+ v" X9 W
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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."
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4 ^% t, V9 u- ]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. \2 D9 u) l+ g
' ~) F8 f8 S- e. Y% N. K" d- Y; V"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.% c# }' t' W X1 O% \
4 h/ W7 d4 `) F5 {# g"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." F8 k8 ^: t6 q, A* o
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