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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. 7 |9 v# E+ }9 s0 b ]
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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.& x2 V2 o! C5 S( N( ?
1 M- j" u4 Q( C2 V% f' ~2 v0 s; xSeveral 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.; g: I. s0 A! h4 J& i% p
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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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"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.": t/ }" X$ f1 s( I. d! |; V
, t* @. N4 b5 D, }, SHigh 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.+ v7 E2 ?8 q; B
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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."% Q& ?- j" l$ A- x
/ K/ Z p, s6 K3 H) L. eThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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1 n3 f$ y, Z7 h @& ?! HBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.; U$ Z" d7 O( o, n
0 D. E( \! a; e9 ] Q# a0 U% h0 @"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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