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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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. J' C L* t$ k, U- QEnvironment 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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7 E/ x% A, f9 TSeveral 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 ^) a, z( C s7 h0 R7 `0 n6 AHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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! o. n2 T& w ]/ T2 F& j8 uWade 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."
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0 J9 y" K' h+ j7 ZHigh 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.
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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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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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4 T& ^' z% q8 ^: eBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers., @# m' T7 r$ o% l
& C" P4 r6 ~, Z# b"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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* H v6 g3 D1 F0 F$ k$ |" n+ ~"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.' q1 V$ ]0 Y! u& o( k
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