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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. ! F4 B& I1 s+ n4 @/ Z
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- W2 w2 t# ]; `2 REnvironment 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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( ^# Z* Z5 M% Y SSeveral 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.9 R2 g' T9 w, B
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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.6 Q$ f3 z! T. x" G( B% @2 H
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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."9 |5 ^" y, d9 m1 b1 O6 _
. k- t: n2 l- z6 FHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.& C/ J8 F' D g4 ?, I# ~
4 Y' c1 J' S( ZShannon 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."9 ~9 F- a& s% E l: } C
! M' D, g! x' N% e! R& BThe 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.2 F, P9 U4 c3 i" f- K
# S7 y. U( ?- M5 P* E/ E& L* z, F2 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.
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