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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.9 k: R( {! ?' z
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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.
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.0 }# u* e6 W4 l2 R% }: A
1 T' {% c! w; w; R& y! aWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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+ X; p. Q. L2 O1 y4 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."4 A% H" D/ D) r4 |) A
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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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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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1 Y% N6 }: l, g) ]) ?"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."
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; A j. I9 I' e+ ?& oThe 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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2 L) Q1 p% j# \/ n& m$ u5 V; t"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.3 v$ W [9 u- j' k) ?3 j) X4 u
/ o' }9 P: n& ?, A, o' R; w, ~"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./ p" W, h9 d* S, u2 j0 b
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