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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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* Z+ N- o9 @" B# W) J+ dEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.8 s/ `* V2 e8 f F4 o
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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.% E# ^5 W" [0 U8 U, G
/ p/ U( x5 P- o0 }- t c' X% L7 AHailstones 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.
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% P1 r" Q$ E$ X/ A"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.$ }1 o4 e9 }7 }' u2 j1 d
" z$ N$ N& ]' p0 U* JShannon 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."
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# b( Q) @' T4 y, v. Q9 DThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.* F7 a) t$ H0 H- v, h/ l0 i
$ {( \ }; V4 ]: q+ gBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.* W2 Y0 v) v- O* k. d" e$ N
, H0 J% E3 ` b"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.2 R5 o- g+ P! Y
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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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