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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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0 [" W9 i6 f. c+ m! U8 y1 W0 r7 VEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.9 |" U4 ^) y) Z; Y
: ?2 z" D( a3 j* e5 I( j" oSeveral 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.
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+ u3 ]+ v+ {0 w. D z: b! RWade 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."
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6 E6 k% b8 x% n3 T5 b. }9 ^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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% \. I; T4 @3 T$ [) c) b( s' D" Q& PShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.; `: A; ~6 r8 Z+ |8 e7 G
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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."; d5 Z$ D6 \7 D- d: r
, f+ L5 T& Y# r9 o pThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.& c! ]- v; F! L( I6 Q C6 {+ s% G
$ X- z# P% d3 D/ L$ l! N/ jBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.! \& ~$ W4 x% y/ Y# v
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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.4 @. Z1 F# Z1 j
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