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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. ( g1 R/ B2 l: J2 b1 ~3 ?
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2 P3 i3 Z) q) LEnvironment 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.. {$ h. v5 O& ~0 @2 z9 Z) l
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.% W1 A' i/ T) | r+ q8 {
3 g9 [, H! m/ O/ {8 `& ^" X: ^Wade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.9 Q9 o$ X3 h" U9 G
4 A4 k/ B4 T3 M! ]) l9 O- ^"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."5 [# N% @* E2 K
4 F# j1 B# p5 T( j( l9 pHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.3 t' v3 n* @# m3 |- Y: o, f+ x
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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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3 p+ ~! `9 E2 c! Y) Q3 R+ o: @"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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8 |) L, D2 k; H$ i7 H6 b6 J1 u! sThe campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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7 w2 U( {7 x, g% o5 ^2 P' a) s) {Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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. P+ p( `& N4 Q% K8 s3 F& {& C"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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! d/ V, {6 d r( Q% E X"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.: P1 K- L8 x& y% e6 V; E
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