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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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( r4 d7 H5 h$ h' Q/ z: P7 DEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.* h6 d x- j8 `8 a4 _5 n
( M$ P2 K- L/ |1 D: 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.
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( G6 O+ m5 Y1 H L/ U9 DHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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$ U n8 T7 I: E% X' K7 l$ {* {0 m' [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."
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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.; G# {* c# o5 E, x% @
1 f( p/ c2 p; e# G& c: T' d0 zShannon 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."7 \* D1 d$ W* G: ~9 X* n. g7 ]
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.1 ?. \+ m: }" S4 Z% y7 X0 v
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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+ T% {# s- S; J9 y& B: y"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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