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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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. Q" b2 V1 A. ~7 ZEnvironment 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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6 C: {3 S0 r3 F1 KSeveral 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.2 A% I& n% l* c, G# _* z
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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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., u! d' H" {. {( q- y
/ G& e& ?* s5 J6 H2 T* s& i"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.
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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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8 b. l0 u) p. |; W% k$ y- B"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., Q3 O( v- }1 H
4 J$ g1 Q! S4 R3 \6 W) WBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.) f; G2 z2 z* l) `( L
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"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.0 t/ }; R( D# `. d
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