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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. # h$ b! ?6 H( y) h' `' L
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Environment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.! e8 t6 G& L' Q& R1 R; Q
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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.9 @3 }1 n l: K) j. J+ p: y R, e- i
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: [- P4 l' R& c, Q+ hWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.2 E" z$ }- [8 O/ F
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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.
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# h( w! x; n9 @+ d! N7 sShannon 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.", G) o" t( X* i/ k
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.* x% V) g1 {, h; |: n
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Bertha 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. g2 V6 s& c: D8 B
7 z# m' t, Q. k$ A7 u P"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.4 z5 Y5 q$ \5 p$ H9 q
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