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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. ! b. |, x5 f4 W! l+ t h) v
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: v6 g$ n- ?+ V; M. L/ pEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta./ d0 G; |* D" A. h1 K* S: \ _
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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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, s' t4 h& O) `: g& BHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.! W& ? g. \# o3 {- l
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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.' a3 D8 M% Y; `
4 l9 K {& e# _0 d* c: o- u# c"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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High River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.' H' N C4 g& [' N4 x- N; I6 o
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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.
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, @1 J2 V( I0 W9 d; V9 `) R" z: |+ u"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."9 W, p! F$ i8 Q7 \: y& U
: t# S; h2 I) A* A: @1 i- n5 pThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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1 T; N1 x: M9 h8 \+ wBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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6 X \( k, q* Z"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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3 |& v2 S" X' a"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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