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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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Environment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.4 e- u* Y8 v: P" I
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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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8 }0 c: d P) _, u- ?3 HHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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. G) ?; T5 j% D$ X* tWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.) h/ k Y. W+ t" X5 b( J4 g
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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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5 k* A, n; g$ r4 THigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.; P$ d, c8 s/ i7 ], W
4 G4 Z' S/ ~+ P, L* E3 K' P/ }3 B$ x2 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."/ D2 j; V3 \1 y2 A
* d C- c$ T8 D: O5 E: AThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.! F# Z9 y( M* g1 |+ b
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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% B' k6 R3 W' ~9 }9 x"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.
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