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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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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 G( x$ h, _5 P$ l+ |- X5 q/ e
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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.6 |2 a% L; \& z- ^
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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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.- e5 u( S$ N y4 T2 U& A% W/ W
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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."3 H* E ], O/ {" Y
4 ~8 ?9 K& v- JHigh 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.
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m' Z E4 }; Z; z"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there.": e1 k I9 D3 A, ~+ T; F
) v& ^% _7 Z1 @! ^The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.
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3 q6 Q4 k$ e! \; `: Q: v# BBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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0 _3 ?& ^9 T, W4 ? e$ y"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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