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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. $ `+ C' a; B) q0 `
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7 c8 P. j9 R8 _4 Y5 W! J% b7 E, ?& c. ?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.! H1 C% B0 O& o2 ?+ @1 K1 U
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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.1 }6 N+ V1 M d' x) x; `
. }. g* r" ^4 }$ 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."& d( I2 p( r8 w: c7 l) Z
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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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7 } f. @2 \' @$ lShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls./ T9 v) U P4 V0 P. `3 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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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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: s" t% Z- \9 L! E# G- @Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.+ R3 s6 ~' o) g: w3 [+ x2 E p
1 G/ C6 {* B$ ?8 q. Y. _+ c1 @"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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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.. e1 D0 E' I; y, ^5 m
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