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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.
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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.
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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.! U1 L9 f/ e! q$ d, L4 T8 F
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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 z1 E5 o! c) m5 i
- k! w' F; @$ Z' N1 g- _. gHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.1 Q2 B, g9 x" b9 w
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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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"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."% L5 [. u* x& m) X2 ^7 \0 }6 W
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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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) J2 o2 k. {( A; J# r* B& b( F* [1 PBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.
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& F4 w7 k# y0 x3 ?# \5 X"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.) W- g H4 Z6 r% Z( N5 Z' |
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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.5 @' Q$ v, a$ g) j; C: L$ g
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