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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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Environment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.
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; g# Y( d6 d# p1 |" 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.
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- f( G1 e+ z* i9 ~3 g4 mHailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.0 x/ }1 V4 |' [5 @: {% V
; J. L! ?/ a+ E' fWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.; W! }. R) ^9 o) w* A
: k$ l5 ?; A! V+ k) V7 Y$ `8 d9 g% R"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."# Y7 U1 O! ]: W' O2 A
. N& @# G9 z9 x/ F" UHigh 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.2 ?' h' A* o% a/ W g- Z
3 F0 W! Y R7 V9 N"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.! F# ]+ _& O# [. s6 m
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.! W5 c5 B* V9 B# F- k" G, g
( K0 [3 _ e8 I/ \1 |" ["The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.$ m: W& c- Y8 y& M% x% |* t
: _3 f4 H* }9 y3 p: u7 H) T"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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