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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. & |2 E8 S7 ?0 [2 U* q/ b
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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.3 N' l/ B- [8 H: O0 \# w `
' K5 A' Y/ o& Q6 a L8 F, e* RSeveral 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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7 f" \" J9 x( YHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.( Y; y! s4 a; y" r
/ ?) @" D: F# ^+ p7 ^$ YWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.* U1 p* D' _& `( \" B5 `2 ^; R% q; _
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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.3 \3 j3 w) p& d( A% K8 l0 D
3 e$ D- E _8 _Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.* v! l/ Y# P4 j% _8 t
8 `3 c; s+ j3 o2 i! s& K% k"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.
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* s# w5 Y6 @/ R+ F, tBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.- l; H( L' e4 X# y$ m
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"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.
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