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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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Environment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.% P+ W2 r1 f4 H, d# \0 o( }$ M9 h) ~
" h" I7 Y" U# P% [, H/ p" ?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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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.* f" j& c) ~' _/ B% d
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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.
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( {, H; S5 U$ q% X8 \" Q: 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."6 P |) ~3 d- V5 w& _
( i5 U4 G% T+ G. E. | b- PHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.+ r# S- ~7 W: q z% f
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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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: e0 A7 E1 Q7 U1 K"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there." R( w) F1 l7 t
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.8 k- j, [5 }8 l. z/ E8 W
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.& x& t0 j" t2 M- S5 w
* E2 \$ j: F1 e+ H* W( \. w: U"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.# Q, e2 g! w* q+ k* p A7 {
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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.' ?6 W! T- T. f. S' L! g
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