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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.
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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.1 `% u5 N# w/ S
- |5 Q$ T6 x3 i1 b$ E$ n& {Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.' i- [' G; d1 q6 N, ?6 j) b/ Q
7 l/ A3 C0 w* {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.") n( w& _1 }; B' k
4 u I, o9 y# e( UHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.! }5 F, {/ H& y8 P" }5 a
2 j- E4 `4 S) T- \! b5 _Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls." U4 G! m; N* c' g( Q2 }" q/ I
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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."
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.4 x, L" K) z' M* n
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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/ }. {) Q/ p9 Q. p, J"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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; Q4 u" c1 W6 l"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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