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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." A9 J: y: Q% N7 C2 U
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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.- \% Q' j, ^2 D! {: Q- G
. y+ h& P) b; [+ K3 U* IWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.! [* e( ~ H2 ^5 P& D! Z$ P% y
. U, ~4 S) u8 M"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.* {% P1 C/ r5 Y0 V8 ^
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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.* l8 s! w1 R* O x- [/ V$ 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.": K" \& n7 B8 T0 ?7 ^/ b
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.) n/ \+ l% G6 _& a, E u3 D
w* P! V; Y' ~. K) B/ Q8 M6 VBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.5 b8 `, S* w1 @" n) ^8 Y% [. 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.+ y* c0 f2 V# \# i, X/ {3 r. U9 z
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