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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.3 r# |9 S; G1 S8 Y; o. n$ O
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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.3 ^* G& G; R; o0 k
% U; v! y6 ~4 D6 Q3 C* ]Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana.
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/ p# \5 d4 c) c2 E' i' F r6 WWade 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.1 D2 }! c, E0 D& N2 h8 r
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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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8 L9 ~0 ^5 U/ d+ U, v" v& V$ s"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there."( N* V5 G5 U/ b( D( V5 h
; w, J8 }% |# j0 g7 V/ |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.
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1 Y; A3 Z) x3 L: n) _"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.& e' G) O% S& H7 v7 o
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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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