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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. ( h: G& A4 \/ ~
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A# [ L' B) g7 V5 _6 \2 i3 I+ Z hEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.' Y: D9 y( {; `
+ r _' G' X1 `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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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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# X% U$ [. ?0 l0 e. j# S* `Wade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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- N& d0 D, l `9 g"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."/ X: ~0 j3 E/ d5 E, F
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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.
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, A6 h1 f3 A& M"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there.") T7 t$ C. |! P
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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.
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3 t. G- `2 x+ G4 B' K8 _% i"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said. D5 d4 h( t1 Z w4 d/ W
& @; w. s; t( m' D"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.+ G2 z+ e5 m* B7 `) r$ |2 i7 t5 s
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