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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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' `5 s# ^/ X0 F! a5 ZEnvironment 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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$ C, f5 n5 K: O2 {( e, ?; SSeveral 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.2 R7 K+ S1 c4 T9 L6 o2 P& k
" f" b- f8 J9 I: e4 F4 gWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.: j- B0 m9 J! w. [, L3 l$ X9 T
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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."( L- K9 x. s" e! T6 }1 i- a: D
2 D" l% a: E6 F, \8 oHigh 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.3 b, g5 ^. G' e4 e( r
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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."0 R! Y) }7 X2 Y
7 z+ s) `9 k% Z# P) E( WThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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0 g9 a( `& ?" ]: x) ~Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.! U8 A& x1 x/ Y. c! S
! V: [% N& k7 c$ x7 @/ t"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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$ r5 N& U# O$ O"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.0 M2 M* q( R, o% P D$ W; e* ]" J
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