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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. 2 ~2 U2 T$ H& P" [: W8 w
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|6 z+ @# n$ h5 pEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.- b! F' Q% e- X. b7 m5 ]
# _; W. G4 N' J3 R$ C F3 R; q7 \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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5 v; q' ]2 J$ V( o) {" }Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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8 b) E: g5 h( y+ x# d. o$ \: LWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.! {8 y: G* p( b% i& r3 |) X0 b( B ?
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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."- R. [2 z2 q, ?$ E; t9 ^/ z+ 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." Y7 n# f) ?1 k2 r2 {8 b
6 @; u% G7 z; e3 {"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.2 l- N6 i4 Q( g3 _4 ~/ d- F
6 Z: |! R9 O6 qBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.* e$ c; Y* L/ U5 r% j
" J/ X! S# X$ N0 Z$ x* t* Q- s* Y"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.$ R" F( s) H5 `% f
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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.8 ~8 D( |% R. ?6 a- e5 G; R
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