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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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; J# \1 r. C4 fHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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$ F7 h- O9 `5 t3 g' DWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.9 D0 A" u* G- d4 Q, k
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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 ^7 s7 u8 {6 {7 W4 ]* `
3 L+ p8 B! V/ J3 }7 m p f+ t) d. lHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.7 S2 X ], c1 c$ g G# A0 w
5 X" Q" |0 i( P. v, TShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.
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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."# \, { A- g9 [) e* z
7 C0 y% I* k4 qThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.$ v F, ^" B( \9 _+ K1 e2 V
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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.
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* Y+ y7 {5 K z4 l6 |+ P"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.5 K. s( S1 n$ r
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