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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. , v' k) Q0 b; C6 V' s
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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.' z. A. @! ], x$ [0 H# B5 ~: u# }
) H8 j& S; r% zSeveral 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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3 ]9 \' E$ [ q2 X+ X2 i/ O1 X3 [Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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1 |4 h8 Z3 y# j/ xWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.) ?8 Y$ h: M' [% W; ^* t- O0 Q
6 R) g% B5 `0 k; O w( ^"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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# W- _7 r9 r/ H! b, e# p, v+ iHigh 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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+ j. C& W! ~1 e6 q1 p1 D"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."$ H( ~: u( D8 A5 ~
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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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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.6 E' W+ F. ^6 n* t% X T
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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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./ M( v( ~# A- L9 h [' M
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