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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. ' X2 C% L' K4 T n4 `
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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.- |2 d8 f% [" k0 k; ?- n7 J% {. B# l
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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.! ^) f# D0 s ]" i' z
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.2 D/ ^4 w% t; _8 Y* J2 Q& \- y' z
3 B& Q# [/ y- N, fWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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"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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0 j/ Q% A- w+ Z( {+ wShannon 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."% P3 q# o. l; W z
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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4 ?8 |4 r" X1 H; t, l3 t/ a0 `: o" JBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.; H$ i8 V( E: w2 Z# E
2 n4 `; _4 W- p# Z, _/ m"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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