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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. ) A& d9 t9 H' T z: d! B
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9 Q) K/ y* c' ?9 gEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.$ m$ b( J e+ ~( S6 Y0 f( j) M% E
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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.
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# I8 b( {/ y2 Y% Q( s( x: VHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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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.+ I3 D/ Q, N& X, j0 D# q9 Q. C
6 @4 V) y. h7 E4 t8 H' w! U"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." B4 k7 v$ k/ A8 b2 D3 A4 e$ }( p
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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.; l/ s- N4 O/ Q. b3 Z1 |
L3 G. ^. S, a* ~9 u3 R$ ~, LShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.3 T* f( f8 r( j3 k: h
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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.
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.: {0 R5 ]8 C& L1 H8 u
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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.: m; a$ y, F/ S/ G. f: u2 U0 V; P& x
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