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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. " }: A* ^. `0 ~+ h, A% F
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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.7 P/ `2 l# _% Q5 M
$ F9 S3 B- k7 q) M: 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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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.0 w! g3 Y; R# v% x8 y* c
: t/ W& P+ D3 A9 sWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.; z8 p* h, _9 X& ]& s
z- [$ ?, T* H2 ]" B* ~ 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.2 q( \- { n6 F/ r( g$ O
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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."( A, ]8 G' ~/ l8 _7 w7 \$ K* \ H
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.' r" [$ g" K, A$ {
1 \/ k9 ], t+ H9 _9 l" x, zBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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! B- C( ~% ]- | D% x"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.; v9 q8 Z+ G+ B% g& r% X6 W; T0 ~
) o6 V; l2 o; V, G' ^"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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