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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.
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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.+ k. W: ?2 J, l
; J5 W6 Z5 a3 D6 r. C7 l"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.") M- i% R9 c+ L( O2 B0 u
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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.) m; |& s& z% S Q
7 Z. Z8 y* [7 \; S- kShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.1 c7 A0 N% R1 o5 {9 |* K0 _
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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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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.3 ^9 ^% ]2 l6 D
0 k. e' m- F YBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.+ D& X. K' D$ ?3 K
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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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.! G' P: u3 t6 u/ r9 J
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