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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., l$ ?5 N' [' n# X6 {/ L
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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.! X3 \ H4 P+ J- S
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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/ o+ E9 w2 o# iWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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% }4 U# |: |! O. i"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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6 j4 t: \$ y1 l( ~3 yHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.6 _6 K( Q6 O& w: q
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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.", l9 r. s- ?/ v2 X
8 k. I9 O a# ], HThe 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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"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.% h9 A# w# l5 p ~& S
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