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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. 9 y3 T5 U: g* | K/ n) q1 s' T2 j
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, h' Y7 q. h9 O" l9 WEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.4 E5 D, v! U4 b5 {- N j+ y5 E
) k8 }$ u t; K8 w9 ?6 g2 E# iSeveral 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.; G1 y. _: f, W: M
' V% n9 c* K2 p+ m2 }* Z1 tHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.$ z9 }+ [+ v" C5 w c
5 A/ t" e$ [3 G1 O' b; [: o4 }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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"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."9 E0 u! ?% E/ e2 Q6 h
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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. ?! `2 Z4 i* G8 H0 m! V( O+ O
: B( [3 V- l9 k1 @- L# _9 w$ KShannon 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."/ Y* | c+ K% [2 C3 P
; M# Z; g- b( Q5 k5 yThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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. m+ _% O& A; l/ @" ABertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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- i+ Z) }& O9 A& l; {4 j"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said." A( ]# C# k2 g" v/ O4 X
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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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