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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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& Q1 }+ d! J+ Z8 ~; g. CSeveral 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.. g8 R# j/ x* `' b7 Q! p; R7 a
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.# d2 A& y2 {* G# E$ E5 N; U
: Z8 e4 P- }8 t, c! q) B- U/ s% QWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.$ A$ [4 F7 S5 c
; s4 ~7 K1 t; D0 O1 a, J: _"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.# X* d# f3 A7 N; r/ A
, s, a6 y2 M* N/ z5 \ ^) GShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.% B3 O7 @7 z1 S" O
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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."
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( B1 V; Q8 V, ?2 m4 lThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.7 m2 U/ A; m: R3 \8 Z- O
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.: I" o/ g/ _+ u6 f
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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( y+ w8 B) l. \4 y6 Y: F* ?"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.2 @6 B- U- O& W+ E4 h8 K% @& C
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