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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. ( B. @$ X* e$ m ^4 J; t, K
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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.: T0 E3 p4 L$ h' v _1 S2 ?
& a! Q5 P: D! j+ S; X7 ?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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$ X7 l8 t, X% c1 XHailstones 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.+ G5 c9 W7 D; w1 W8 B! P6 }# c7 G
- J+ D ]1 G0 ?, C/ S"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.
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5 [( k$ M* V( o+ S; j. EShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.
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. o" P' R4 M. Y! G"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.
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Bertha 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.0 i# H! w) }; I1 D3 k( k& `
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