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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. 4 I( V8 W5 @% H; [4 m
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8 c5 ]0 u1 L9 rEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.. Q( }7 x* E. {7 D+ U q- n6 _
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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.
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, z/ h! N8 H5 K. M, Q% ] @Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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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.1 l3 i1 A( _, l: n- b2 Z
* h& }2 I9 l( q/ ?9 L* @"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."$ B j# n5 R! g- U5 a6 ~5 I0 x
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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.: |7 V0 W' [, [* U2 O& M; C
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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. K* o! G5 [* c# L7 }
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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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! A% m& Z0 o1 B+ H2 zThe 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.8 ^: b B5 Z# c3 c
0 r; ~/ t# J, Y. ?, P"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.: @, q; G: I4 Z# X
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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.- t8 m& z% o* M7 ^
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