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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.
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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. t& \0 N. R6 X# a1 W m
5 z5 O @# |& C. V, V' hHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.6 k: n" s A, o- o: I; J
0 l: G, k; [' c# M4 n& [Wade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.9 |8 S" i$ f* y& P' h
, J# V+ p4 M* | H6 W- q"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."# D( N7 H6 V% V: C
. M$ n3 S" I1 ]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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# G& g3 @$ S8 n; s& t) F1 kShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.
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, @2 w/ t7 l; _9 `9 P6 l"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."9 v' P0 Z N% v1 `
$ z5 {% }; J! m* `8 u+ |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.
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6 s4 \+ B* ^$ d. l7 P8 o p"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.; \) t6 U0 i+ }5 \% P0 S
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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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