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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. 3 c+ A! _ P% r6 y8 ?
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: }) ?5 i, d4 j$ b: {! AEnvironment 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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& x# f3 E( s( ]% m, C" SWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.# Q) u' v( J# m: V, D
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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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: ~. k# h3 q MHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.7 `7 t0 K Z" ^) k }" e2 m/ u
9 f& e7 o8 t/ R& HShannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.& L0 K2 K. L/ c4 \: ^
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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."! G' T8 I. b7 Z1 L5 w! B% x+ F k
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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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3 o) l) c: d0 E" Q/ rBertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.+ n6 g- e& P" b+ b
0 {+ s6 Q% j- o"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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4 \+ m6 Q6 v. `5 O9 u4 ~4 I- _"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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