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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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( F4 q, F* b T+ C' f. x7 A; s [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.9 e3 b9 y, |+ A a# [5 k
# c5 G% y/ L3 K* ] {' cHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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( r: ^% R' ~- f" u: F9 G/ JWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.5 g" O3 U6 } D: z1 R( K
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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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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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& a7 Z3 \; u E7 k3 SShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.8 b5 b5 }, c) \5 G
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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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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.3 V7 M8 W, ^6 F. j$ H
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"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.
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