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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.) Q. I8 l1 q: I, C, o2 ~
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.( S/ f' x; V8 |2 Y
+ c; |3 C- d" V# }: YWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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% U* o$ v( H& _$ p" w& z% t"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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5 `# I; s3 R6 Q8 E8 |7 i$ x) C* e PHigh 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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! p. }7 O/ ~' l1 f* ~1 P: ]Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.# T2 W2 N5 [! u$ ^' Y
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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."$ F, R) S# K6 Q- X& |
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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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# Q5 Z) Q7 C6 ~( C5 ~% \% FBertha 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., f j/ U" o5 \" \
- i8 [- T4 O+ ?% o4 T8 c' j"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.) n' @% k ]! Y4 J: `+ R. |
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