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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 v, Q1 E( l Q6 N0 W0 {
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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.2 U+ B; N' k, u" k6 a
/ |- r; A& e6 x" n5 J9 nSeveral 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.; k Y7 D8 L4 g. i( W
2 n7 B; {) d% r) }) E4 d) \$ DHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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8 E/ x# A$ U: {9 ^' A+ R& _- XWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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2 `4 h4 H ?, }( k"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.6 \- r; |* i" h% q: L
9 R. [) T% V+ d, f5 fShannon 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.
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.: s/ Q: S9 {: O! p
( J& X: Y9 }3 \"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.8 d. q$ r h4 m5 o, a! ]
3 }7 N" \3 W2 O& Y' U& M2 M"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.) t! w- I* p0 M0 A
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