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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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( C( L9 Q6 E1 d, q( HEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.0 H, M- C3 L& n& `: A' O
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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.
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* f D: a' ^& V9 h8 \Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.8 u( g5 w6 F. V" |- }* n
: n( f$ U% s8 {% d _3 jWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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: _" h/ \2 W' ^5 z" r5 m"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."0 p9 d1 ]$ ~/ Y% ], U3 ]
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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.
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$ x: I5 I5 u# ?7 V" N; |: \Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.* d( r' {" c' D2 C y; b0 U3 Q+ e
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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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( }5 _% R5 E; v7 Z4 E" r& @The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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0 |% j/ w4 ?8 b! M% I( ]$ yBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.% i# x6 F* O2 K6 _ W. d: h
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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- D- w- @( h" U) r B"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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