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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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; P2 X" Y! n' W$ KEnvironment 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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; e- w! M! L* l# [, ~9 i* OSeveral 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.% ]: `) ~ U6 {. X+ F0 x
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.' m- l4 t2 h- a; `4 G8 f
+ u& t- W1 S/ ?: q& r6 N# n5 K6 yWade 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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, M R) Z8 L1 L0 y5 q2 d, F$ QHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.) v% V6 j$ D1 m. S( Z/ F) f0 O( c7 B
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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.1 v, b7 @$ E1 k/ k; d) W. s
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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.", U% u0 {; B1 W4 n
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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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$ a, \$ F e/ }2 g/ lBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.& V5 W% G3 c7 w* ?% Q: v
% C# \$ H8 `: v+ n, K$ X( S- Y% L1 H"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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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.) s3 ]7 L0 ]6 z
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