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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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9 J& ?3 c3 d6 m# f! ~; iEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta., v$ Z" i4 y1 N7 K! O7 ? Z
% _/ z' i$ J" s' jSeveral 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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" c, w$ ]$ @" F/ qHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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Wade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.. d. a5 Q; f, _
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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."
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- w4 F8 ~7 b7 `High River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.. ^* v+ ^/ D5 v+ G
- E u) k) u$ C- {" sShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.* x- K+ f, B& T% |& K4 s# {% \2 t
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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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4 @8 U. }) U& G9 kThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.- R9 ]9 k8 E l! d" D w Y
! }' c* W/ @+ d ?# uBertha 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.
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