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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. ; @; f4 ^. [5 C
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w- Y( N/ \- p* `0 H3 B) fEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.# g- Q- ^6 z0 w3 }2 D# M
3 |% K/ P' q7 X# bSeveral 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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$ f6 e6 Z& D9 \1 yHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.5 P$ p. z8 Q9 V3 h
* [4 D, U {8 p" T3 Z0 l3 L, FWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.- @+ I6 w& Z: x% u: k/ i+ b' t) Y
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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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( G7 K6 j* o b$ a# `" 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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1 M' w$ F3 Q8 p8 m8 M' q. H6 N"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.9 d ]) C% A" I5 }) V8 P
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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2 |/ o6 y! C! Z"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said., p/ `$ C- m: M3 X4 |* Z
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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.
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