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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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5 G- Q. J. }1 b/ R' y. X6 w! AEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.& Q% ~, |. `# M) v6 [% _
, m' c- ]0 E% D7 C! M7 eSeveral 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.5 K/ Q. J" u: _6 S6 W! x
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.6 j# D. k* `; T) T
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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.% M* g( O8 p) D" f% }) ~( O& m9 m) r
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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."
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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.9 q% z& |. S) \, X! N2 w
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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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/ W$ O; D# o' j, j4 } Q1 g"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there.") b9 {& ^& s$ R" u2 q
/ ]# A3 m' [0 s0 s8 x$ l! [" ?The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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% _9 Q+ f3 P5 J6 D- u/ h# HBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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! V3 O; N0 @7 M, s2 t"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.2 b' h: _# x5 j
, {: {. K' n7 }$ y o' Z0 ^"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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