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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. : o8 A* H) e6 k5 [7 T( f
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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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* L' [$ n, \ s7 E1 k$ v6 _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.4 ]( T0 s+ H+ R, `' B
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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7 P3 A8 E1 a+ ~ T* ^& kWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.& @3 U# D4 v! i- V+ F$ a3 N
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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."4 m# R/ n% E6 C! h* D4 d
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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.( Q1 v$ |1 M- N, i) u2 J. V7 A& Q2 V
: x3 S" N% z3 ] |* O2 k% P3 vShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.8 R; o; c' S% g4 z0 b- f+ C* [
' V# a0 o) z( }. D3 |+ c" a% N"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."9 _" I/ ~4 O! d1 w6 W
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.( w7 h/ ?6 d# h$ c2 `
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Bertha 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.8 q* |! e. t' Q. h, V4 W" ~, P9 e
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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.9 S& x/ r& C5 @# b8 E! r9 K
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