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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. % ^3 [4 v. B5 ?( k2 X# A
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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.$ y, F! r/ y5 @+ y5 R% g4 m: M) t7 q
- r4 x7 e) F" p; P, 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.
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2 c# _/ o+ d# ^. Y! _3 I, GHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.& \9 E3 F/ Z; b- s7 j: b3 X, j
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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.' S% b7 _% w6 }2 [0 S5 X7 Z# ^
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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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High 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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. b8 F; e& K- X0 A: W3 ^' vShannon 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."4 E) p! f2 A6 _3 R
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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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% R8 S' j) E8 {6 v6 aBertha 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.
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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.2 u: l, K' n' o8 O3 W# P9 ~7 M
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