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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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% b, B; d, l7 D: F; y: Y6 `' sEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.! c& o9 z; k- B2 d* f
' m% A3 Q5 b4 J& I! {9 `# xSeveral 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., M: n# {2 j$ |$ y' X
3 K6 I! j: W4 Y& p$ ZHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.0 Q* G. @- x# ?: X1 S
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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.
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" j0 l8 r' M+ ]1 F% q"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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) H6 y3 p% R4 r1 A' CHigh 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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Shannon 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."3 @, ]$ Q$ Y6 J" b1 i i
1 Q. r+ _4 e3 `( T( v0 UThe 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.
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6 N: d- M) S+ K7 P0 f: T"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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