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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.# U8 L, Z/ X& S# c. I2 m
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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.5 A) J) O- _+ I1 Z7 Y# X i7 w
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.3 V) g; M0 [0 x% I
5 G8 Q, D- e# i" cWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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% f4 p4 f8 d# k5 r3 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."$ `# B" x* b* e5 ]7 |
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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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Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.5 y4 d1 `" y: K; S o% c# P
$ b( I* Z4 K$ h/ d% |"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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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm./ L; y2 c9 z3 |4 b# l9 S; |) I
! ?* o; h2 {/ [% @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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u# r9 I8 Q, P4 `* E"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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