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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. $ B4 d+ n8 c D) c4 N
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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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( {0 z7 b. m+ G3 F+ A4 pSeveral 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.8 g: }: C% F# I8 B/ \
, B9 }1 |, v% V5 T9 A1 qWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.9 S$ I3 q2 p. g: y
q6 y) u6 X1 i1 q: k0 T"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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* Q2 b4 e3 a' [% H, z( OShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.4 [+ E) W( \, x! @1 ?% \% a- Z4 B
; C: L" {0 x8 Q! r# C$ j$ c& k0 W"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."& |6 O# b4 e. R. g* I7 _ t
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.9 W. |7 i8 ?( ^
1 Q7 e: E# \+ K4 S" d) [Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.$ _% U# Y) i+ V% b
7 e% F( g3 h, s% B8 O0 R"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.9 N, ~; q# C: t O1 A0 m
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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.% c+ N( C) O; ]/ ~7 h n
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