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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.
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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.
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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."; g: q; H4 G& d9 U
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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.; e% }. M: u% R0 H) G3 @) s! P
) M4 B* e9 Q; j" QShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls./ o$ p. Z' T+ y. K
& f a U2 j7 I1 ]! _1 E1 e"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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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.- q2 G7 I% ]- H4 M0 ]$ W0 ~% r
. |( K, [2 y5 |/ }& x4 T$ `) ~Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers. ~, m/ K' W0 ]. z5 s- d
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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5 ?& v$ s6 _* p2 Y" ^& V"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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