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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. 5 X- C( K2 Q( Z" O8 ?! q5 U: \6 d0 ^
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: x/ J. ~* ^2 d$ z( xEnvironment 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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2 c/ M7 }. L/ G1 @$ lWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.5 b5 {( Q# C# L+ e( v2 U
( g9 R w8 }: f; d0 y% f2 U/ {& B# b"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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0 o' P* t0 F7 e! v9 aShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.. N( {0 d) I, e: u; D4 h( ]6 a
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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."6 | h' B1 m, R& s! j
- D8 I7 n( m. p( YThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.1 G" a- Z) p; w; H2 J4 @, ?9 q# O) M
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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+ Y R9 |- ?! ^: j+ z"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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9 {/ j- S$ k1 ~0 f* Z"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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