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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. : m* f! l! _7 i
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, `, z/ w7 X) d; p7 fEnvironment Canada says hailstones as big as baseballs fell in High River, Airdrie and Irricana Sunday night as severe thunderstorms swept through central Alberta.7 Q$ `0 C$ c7 T
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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.
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.% U8 k0 G* p* K$ C6 L6 }5 r
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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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' }7 X: c4 H2 _/ l$ Z"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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. u W. o4 A. c; B) d+ `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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Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.; G1 p: h* P5 t+ n. x2 S$ B! J
- r& ~$ q o) P( F }"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."1 K( x! t' M6 F5 l
6 X8 E- ]2 r6 @; J* ^The 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./ P) |+ D& q& [* L* L
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"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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