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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. : Z* |. T9 f- ?
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9 ?) W" m+ D& a) REnvironment 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.
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.: G3 X N) G% D1 P$ |
0 h; W) F$ ]; `1 e5 aWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.) n. e: ]0 c2 Z) ^3 }
* G7 P- _! Z8 a& q; b"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.": E5 a& K; I7 g' ]2 q& U* O, c+ }
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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.4 o6 x0 S& K/ y9 \
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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.1 X" Q9 q. F: H U
# _# _% q4 a" ?7 t6 x) u2 WBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.* R% R& p: S+ U
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said." M0 M8 h* m* D6 ~
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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.6 r* ]7 Z6 z( E2 }8 d
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