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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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( W9 \# K7 Z& p& A- JEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.& m% W! q. z0 B, F6 F, }8 g$ ]' a$ N
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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.
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6 B3 \1 D4 V0 Z1 G" iHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.6 ^1 _7 C# G0 m" o9 V1 _
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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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& D4 `6 X# B. u. {3 X9 b# q"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."3 N. o$ z; z7 s
' |8 L/ K; g) wHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.) y; Z5 z1 O$ S' Y
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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."* [! r1 H0 N* s" O# Q+ q
+ P V& W7 {) ZThe 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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8 L: |! W5 r; G/ C"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.- O' j6 I' ~" t# c( \( |
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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.
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