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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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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./ y" t, e; Q: }
$ \! ?" n% I* K; v! I, X( T9 `+ QWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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) }2 `5 y/ t+ H5 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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: L( G) d x; z# J9 E/ 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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Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.$ u: a, a. V7 c* u; y7 m* y% W
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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."( B# T1 n/ S" P& m
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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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9 y- y) r! |$ k2 d1 iBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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( {* P& J6 J5 h"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.7 w# d; y8 u% y8 _9 s7 Z6 M
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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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