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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. 3 n( e. o- E; V0 [
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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.
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! t* ^, {5 t2 g. J" k7 R: [$ kSeveral 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.8 [/ U& b0 B$ z9 @. |+ N
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.' E3 h& p: Z6 ?1 B! `
[5 c' ?. n& C9 G0 w, b! l8 IWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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9 t) {, B6 w8 f$ P8 l% ]1 @) P9 m"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."7 h5 ^0 c3 H$ S
7 X5 A8 ~$ ?/ M2 ?* L9 k' vHigh 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.9 D, p# D6 J7 v) @/ H$ ^/ J# F! ^
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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."; G3 m F( B' q6 d% d- u
$ Q8 f$ Z7 G, q0 P$ [The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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2 A/ W& ]! U+ t7 xBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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4 `: E S) u9 e; ^& \"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.
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