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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. # s! P; t* T% P# x) _: |" R
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/ R4 Y7 d* g* ^$ U; u4 hEnvironment 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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! A0 M9 B k: c9 K1 t" |. Z, T( [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.# x7 {2 A4 Z, x1 s, O, v
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.4 Q4 e4 u! s8 Y
9 J" N6 W! r1 H z/ J* fWade 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."* r+ z+ s A+ ~# O" d
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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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: S p) J2 C3 yShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.+ X2 Q# d8 n6 B& X1 Z
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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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( |8 ?2 }, u( |5 [+ W% J+ CThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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8 A" ?$ x6 H/ u: ?) pBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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7 \3 I4 N4 n! N- q2 ^! R& M& p"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.
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