 鲜花( 23)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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.
, M6 b; r7 x: {" p) G0 }7 e# |) i( G# c8 y6 ~: f
- [% c0 v. }8 ~& {8 E
Environment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.! I4 b# ]4 F x: m! h' ]
+ C# k! W9 n& `3 g9 A. h" v2 f9 C
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. K" r8 K2 s4 ~
X2 w% R V7 Z. q& G& ?( O
Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.. V1 l; v5 ]4 d
! a. i/ ^2 V2 K5 }9 f6 WWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time./ S: G9 B$ G! W3 M
4 M2 _" H& q, Q2 G/ V
"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# n) R4 R" c$ m3 v
, i, T7 v, J9 j' R; O0 f5 d; r
High River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.) C4 `- H! w' l. t) C: X
( J; q( C# A. C+ }; |8 L- G
Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.
1 H1 w2 t* Z& c5 x! Y& A" o; X6 N/ h7 C" ~9 q/ e: H
"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."& P- F4 B( v4 m! k* s
' W. t) Y. A: f4 |' N0 g& U
The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
3 K1 Y) W/ U& Y
3 ?/ V: h+ I2 E- q. j3 _Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.( j9 K; h6 v: V$ @, j6 C
$ G" Y, D# B/ S" Q/ k% }4 T
"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.6 A- C9 X+ x( t, r( t
6 x# }! X- |/ [" d8 I2 Q"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.
" V0 J/ j7 ^8 Y x% v
3 ?- Y& v5 F* J3 Y. IEND |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2007-7-17 13:17
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2007-7-18 14:02
