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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. . U( I( e( }- ^4 o
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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." t. d/ m7 o2 B6 S9 _ `* N# b
$ w8 G7 b b: {1 M2 @ K/ HSeveral 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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$ G0 E+ B: @9 S# l6 BHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.! z( ^9 ]6 N, e+ a0 T/ n
; h; u- P8 T E M, aWade 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."/ E4 H* U& X: U4 b" f
: ^9 Z" d6 g9 eHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.& B5 e2 M, p8 V, g: \! R5 y
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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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# Y" q" _3 e2 }; Z. w"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."1 u" W* o8 @- z, w" y! G1 x: a
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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. b" [1 g0 g- z# O1 s: K/ CBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.# z5 p. A. l3 E
3 a! d: m+ J, E' y! B"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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: b" M( C5 L l8 c( `"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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