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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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; f/ x( H# }! W: ~5 F1 f7 X( E6 F' tEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.- h, H8 c8 y6 H% J, C
3 F& H, E5 C6 d. ZSeveral 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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, n' y4 C/ Q! y8 \" UHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.7 l' ]' G8 Y3 V0 r* S( y0 L b+ H
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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.& [, w# o; O( j8 j2 k8 y0 R
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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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' p8 n% t: x3 q6 C3 p' {High River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.' S3 r# E& P2 |4 `2 r
1 W$ r1 m4 b. y) OShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.: M# n- ?4 N$ `9 r9 n; `& z
" y; q. x+ t- h# {* c1 ~"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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) m; n9 e: `- m: pBertha 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.' p8 Z9 G0 v( |( U
2 q: k( S. a1 _, e1 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.+ I, t: x# i! ~; w' `
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