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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.: D5 m4 O1 R0 e- ?, S
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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.
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e/ s0 w: H4 {6 s- c/ RWade 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."" \4 g, r, L7 J( o1 A; |: ~7 R5 ]+ b
# q, H8 y. [0 p# NHigh 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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8 s: ~/ E- g0 g) o* }! qShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.! m9 t+ Y9 E! M
# T" t$ p: Y/ \( u: R2 z6 ^"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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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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2 c1 r+ |# \: o9 C8 N8 f3 cBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.1 ]9 O+ r% K: @; L6 e9 K( Y0 G
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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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