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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. 3 B# ]. s6 ~. B% @: W4 V) B
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6 C9 D4 J0 O3 ~/ a) r g3 Z2 \6 j) k1 }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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1 i" o3 ^, }; X; ZSeveral 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.4 i4 Q, u+ y6 R O$ H) q1 L
% b/ ?' p$ O9 _, U" zHailstones 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.- L% {! Y' Z- D) U5 q( e; T
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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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High River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.% U+ |8 W: f' r+ K6 Y# t
6 w. p+ Y+ M- d4 gShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls." Q) ` I1 C# A# }
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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."1 @( {4 b% @3 a2 q- z, }
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm., Y8 V4 d1 _8 s* P& `/ g3 U
! N2 e* G3 f- E( l8 e7 RBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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2 {8 J' ]3 {$ v3 t7 e"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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0 T! p# z# ^% f" {"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.2 X% `& D, w6 ?+ P
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