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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. 1 q H9 [# D J* z8 L
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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.4 p$ `) E$ ~. r! l; S
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.; k. T" V) S r1 M3 l
4 k6 c' \, n3 d2 }0 f% n1 s! 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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"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.", _3 p6 ^+ _3 n+ }2 [: M) \
" N* |3 F! J4 B' ~$ V$ KHigh 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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- i3 C+ |. W. |, y: 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."
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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., [( l( f$ [5 Z8 i9 t+ P Y
6 [' v, o+ W" h; [9 O! ?# c"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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5 \6 s0 @- [6 |"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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