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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. 8 z& _/ P% n: I4 N. U" i3 i; v
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) ~6 G# T! Z6 W& N' H4 g: CEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.9 @9 }+ g8 F, _. F
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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.' o) @# b7 d, s. @) \
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.9 z/ ]9 K# V: ?. e. p" P! D' Z
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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.* G2 Y; D/ P9 _2 ^
2 G% Q* F2 J, K5 Y" C"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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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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+ t$ f0 P# X0 E/ k4 k& L! rShannon 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."+ @# U( T9 b- T
! x8 j U$ U5 i. r# b" CThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.$ h- b9 A9 v' f' g' ^
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.1 E9 }0 b4 g4 G; l- x
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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$ ?6 z1 h S& ?+ } P/ A"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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