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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# L) Q% Q4 I+ C
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/ I/ f, t, ^; ?$ A6 ]7 uEnvironment 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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( F0 K$ i! L7 w# w. pSeveral 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.. q4 r! |/ N. r+ A C$ w: ]. J
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.; ?& z+ O& ^- n
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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."
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# u4 l( P( i/ B( v+ ^* o5 E0 FHigh 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* [+ Y4 Q3 A/ M% o"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."& r7 t f7 O9 Y* E
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.6 x- k) G0 u. H" J
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.! V' m$ n( V' m |! ~. N& C, l
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.2 u* F/ Y: D& z l \
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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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