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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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0 L% n* m1 ]1 P6 W8 x5 M- pEnvironment 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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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.9 ^" L! k. X" [
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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$ G' K$ X2 m( OWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time. B- z: [7 c; T* I
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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.": y) _+ b4 W0 w" D8 P" m
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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./ |. ~9 S2 u+ C! H& U8 D
: r! c1 \, L/ f$ sShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.
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" p. C i# v' V/ K/ C"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.
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers. H3 y. U. k4 r: x0 n7 E
% _! _5 N+ r$ D5 `# b8 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.7 x. Y7 ^- y h! u2 ~# i8 m6 u
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