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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. % e+ ^# ?6 j+ J: s
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3 U5 d5 h( f6 p+ w M* sEnvironment 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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$ D, h3 G) h2 |! y' {: DSeveral 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.
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8 Q7 e I" S3 t& P& Y; ^0 }Wade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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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."
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8 M+ I0 P. q# CHigh 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.
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g* S# t1 y+ c. k"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there.". o: S2 P; m8 E0 r6 U2 L
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.1 r6 V4 m7 D0 J% [6 j; {
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.. a/ H( O. r7 y1 A
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.4 _% L) M* i+ ?$ o) f" k1 @
$ m1 P( ?7 ] S* w+ y"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.) X2 D8 n: Y. r7 X# `. x
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