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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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Environment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.- k, }% b8 o8 Z2 l$ u) l: [
/ ]/ W, F- n" o# RSeveral 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.& D1 X% R- X9 @
- F2 t- \& w1 t0 NHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.4 G& Y0 z% T% p& x0 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.
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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."& c* U- Y8 E- x) n5 C8 j; U1 A
# B+ h- {7 q) v, G1 m4 dHigh 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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Shannon 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."6 h' o! C/ b# \' u0 a8 t- q ~
& G: e* Z+ N U! E. cThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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( d! V. H6 _) A3 ~! ?! L& d; f1 OBertha 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.
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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." z+ p4 A0 \0 A" ~3 p
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