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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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/ f. D5 R, [' d6 j& v. }3 a' v, IEnvironment 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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$ J' C1 ]$ J" ?4 [/ P3 w4 Q0 [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.
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% z7 |' `* d! u- n+ q% ~! |Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana." \. k8 C. }' [* f3 c; u
* [7 N$ J: x& x2 LWade 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."
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/ _' {- X! x) YHigh 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.$ n! d) ~3 F3 i: J9 x) D
* T9 R7 v1 H: p4 o5 u) W8 d"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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# Y8 ?- B. V# d9 b6 q9 M1 p @0 xThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm. L S, E5 V8 x
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.1 F# Q3 f- L7 n+ h" ?2 {. d
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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b' u+ D7 w R! `; S" e( _"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.5 u6 k5 b5 n& W: }0 o7 M& c4 _
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