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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.
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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.; R" ^) M$ y3 C5 k7 g/ l8 A
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Hailstones 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. K0 E5 |/ F7 r) t
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p& h% v& P/ n; d4 b$ B, U. K9 JHigh 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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0 e$ { I8 f, ?Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.9 J- T9 I _" f
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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.% f: k. u1 t6 [& r- S
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.+ F2 _' ^5 h; k' ]& O7 n! f
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.6 C# @; U' w R' H& X) w% P: K
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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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