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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. . U8 s3 t" u& x6 k- A! }$ @
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" {: v) ~) i& m4 W0 F" `6 PEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.* C7 P$ I# \, n2 k8 Y1 }9 F
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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.9 U9 V0 P" x2 S2 p- t
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.+ {! M5 f" z1 w2 p
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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.9 U6 o; s9 M7 F* W
' l2 b( v `& B. d6 M. 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."" R; ~+ j/ r& T' {8 \# ]
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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. r0 W# u: r @* g3 A
8 _9 s6 a9 z- R) P9 tShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls., }; i Z7 \# u7 p# `
- h/ F# b* H6 @1 L9 l"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."& L3 F& w7 s% @% K3 X* j, F
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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2 c, \6 t" \4 ?: V+ n, ~Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.' R L. ^5 ~- ?) u
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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.
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