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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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8 O- @6 w- @! k% Q8 k; ]; |9 mEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.7 J3 G8 q" \8 o* h8 M% D
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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.. s5 I: J! o C
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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7 G6 w6 u2 c. \9 v! oWade 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."5 L+ v w5 P4 Q9 [+ X* L
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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.7 V. ?3 M# D* L! Y" F0 r4 v: [
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Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls. u: O! o6 h" G; ?( U
+ G6 n+ `. T: E4 B"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."3 |+ V8 P4 A: c
$ a7 e% F0 G7 N) BThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.4 G7 z9 q2 }$ K$ Y/ U7 L% y7 W* ?2 p
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.( U/ ^+ J1 x3 f+ M
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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.3 m7 |- [, {0 ~( f' @2 t
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