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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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: ~. F' ]0 _) B2 n/ y6 I! i# eEnvironment 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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0 W1 L( H p% F7 T* TSeveral 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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. P$ w9 Z1 `- WHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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% ] I9 G9 m( VWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.$ Q4 @# S0 x1 A( G" 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.") |, ]0 [; G& U4 I# i0 T% q' Z& u
4 q! K+ j2 s; V7 j/ ~ H9 V# u, @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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, a3 J/ U4 u- d% {& ~9 uShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.! I0 j8 B2 n1 d
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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."# R: f: F7 c& B2 [
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.# k+ [ J$ K$ t# S8 q# w
8 K9 J& I; P/ V. t9 o% D! @ qBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.* n X' ? v7 X4 ^
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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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