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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. 0 M. k7 F5 `/ O ~
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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." J- } z4 z( U3 M" d$ d/ W# i
0 \, D7 ^: _- k0 q3 Q5 \- H zSeveral 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.- R- f- m! N U* P- e, a8 v9 d" \
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.0 k; R; z0 |" e, ^ ?) H# Y
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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.
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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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* H. t, B9 o( Y% T9 b' b1 R6 BHigh 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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. T, f9 T2 f; jShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.
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& }- ]3 ?' f9 {/ y6 B" s" g"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.+ b- T' Y- a |1 C9 Y8 c% m
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.- C d. J$ A0 X8 x0 b
1 Y. O7 C$ a! H+ K, _# n"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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) f. A' `9 @* t6 V' j"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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