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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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. f- |$ t2 f) |' R% MEnvironment 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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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.+ }/ {- T. j# v
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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6 L( D# C; K& `! GWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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( i. O7 f; l4 k* U- q' |9 _1 X/ ?; v"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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High River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.0 z- A: F7 s; i* |( I& Q2 i. E
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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."
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& }" d' @4 D( a1 `The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm./ l" U0 H4 j9 S* m% \) `* h( t2 m# p
# z* t" W2 B5 P7 n5 y9 K3 [Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.1 U+ S9 O6 y% r7 D) F0 U
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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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