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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. ; J- \9 T# h; e+ l) o
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+ J2 f4 z; s$ | L- }Environment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.& Y5 z4 _. |5 ^: b3 p9 z
2 p$ D' @9 x/ k" |& 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.
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; j5 O( V9 x3 m; C/ P* N0 Y2 `$ P' }Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.# G. o j* i$ Y6 x/ [' V
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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.3 H& P* x1 A0 Y6 H8 t& `
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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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Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls." |% B* o& u2 T$ i6 ^
0 D) a. U& }5 t; S- K"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."$ h+ A- u# e3 G) l
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.3 U- l2 b7 U3 _, Z
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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.! p3 W. H) v) G6 _7 L- q" m! T' A! w& ]
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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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