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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. " b3 ~5 j9 Q8 E1 \
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: V4 R% i4 N* K* [) O7 Q- AEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.0 ~, q& @4 G/ c- |
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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.. _9 K7 w5 I5 Z
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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Wade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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, k! b# M! r! b4 k6 l% N"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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! D7 @6 l. J& Z& o, @& I# Q. o! s/ AHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.0 V9 Z' [) a2 ^! R( ~6 H
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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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"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."2 z1 z. o8 {0 `1 X( M
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.5 Y7 _8 Y6 A9 b, n0 G# u5 n, t$ Z6 W C& C
" n; _& `0 }6 X6 [Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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! q0 ^8 b3 A) N! R1 D: A"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.; K/ y C* P }4 A
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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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