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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. # D |; U6 ?! e4 O
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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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% x! s: ^4 ~+ ^) a2 W* k, u. ~4 CSeveral 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.( `5 U6 z8 _! X9 y% g
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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.3 \ i. E, h/ x3 H& I/ \
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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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2 l8 ?' o: m& Y0 m, p! T: `( UHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.' \" G4 ~+ a4 I
4 W/ N1 F8 E* X3 IShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.
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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.") @1 g9 S2 F) j7 r2 t5 i4 W
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.! P! M. U0 t' m; r
- B0 m3 B. o! xBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.* ^ L `4 F' ] s( H& o
, w& t& _! u, y$ ~6 ~9 \"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.3 [( z, N; y3 k2 _% n8 f
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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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