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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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& X; P1 |9 W" S Q9 |0 Y. }0 e5 `Environment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta." D5 ]9 O |: {4 B0 g
; c1 W& s" Q" Y* O" sSeveral 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.# g7 g3 A( X k" R3 a
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.. L9 G" y( F4 h; E% z P$ ^
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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.
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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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6 b2 z& Z5 W! Q9 e! g; V( j5 _High River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.' a/ R: w( ] @' W: N% u2 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.
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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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3 |% |2 I$ @! }8 R( j( AThe 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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" F1 B! i) Y: J" H& E"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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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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