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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. ( A: [8 _6 M. t2 t# m! S5 ^, Q; E
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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.5 c$ h# H, B" N0 L
' [' R# y! `# e9 C0 o) {/ A) kSeveral 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.# G ?' \. q$ s- Q
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Hailstones 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.
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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."2 F1 t/ C) E, C- n* F6 J
% m, A% S8 t4 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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Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.4 ^! z( Y, }# {$ P2 H) M4 \
7 B8 K) L. N; G, ["It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."9 S' p+ B- m% e7 W2 L8 W
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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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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.) ^5 e% b, f+ i: v5 i; b v
7 t$ D9 t& |( j4 L+ E8 A"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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- Z$ r, c6 X: M) A"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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