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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.4 D) A, y2 X# Q# y$ v
9 Y; A. q0 e) z- T0 y. pSeveral 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.1 e+ |+ M, O' _! x1 l& A) p
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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.
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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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High 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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& j4 u" l) E/ U- H; XShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.8 S, q5 z% D" B& S
# }" M$ z/ o5 E: c- S& }"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."3 [1 U- Q" ~0 L( M8 G& c& w1 y
8 H9 }/ i& |' {: f) K7 E1 PThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.5 R; s J/ o1 l; @
1 ~% n1 l7 l, T0 O/ X) @* S* x"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.( d3 n9 W5 k+ f# F% r
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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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