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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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6 _3 A2 f- `. G% oEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.9 \: ?, o0 m' k$ r$ l' Z j' ]: d
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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.' `/ i6 ?& D4 W; M% }- s* U
0 l) e1 ^5 h6 E. R5 z4 PHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.* S# [1 `6 a8 D& D; t
6 v8 r0 t' b7 ~' a9 K: J8 Z3 n7 GWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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9 l' T* o. j* O& a; b+ ]" ?0 ?"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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7 G7 e; S3 [6 y* oHigh 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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r( D2 }+ J! G0 o3 IShannon 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."
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.% {8 \1 n( @/ H5 d9 l) k2 M! \
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.& J$ e9 S7 u3 v9 k* D, w$ A
: N+ [; w' x5 A# }4 P"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.# i z: r0 T% j/ A: Q% P8 Q% j. k
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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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