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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. 8 b" s0 s% i2 \3 o5 z6 n0 k( D
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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." `, q4 b6 J; T% a& P
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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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; b! m ~4 O9 A# v/ cWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time." c2 V3 b( A4 t+ `
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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." p/ b, H6 W! c
! ]' I9 B: z& j) t: ^3 rHigh River resident Bonnie Murray said the fist-sized hail cracked her skylight and took out one of her neighbour's back windows.+ y, d3 D/ C1 }
" L% E# `: e2 a" e9 i7 J6 }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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. L1 c. D( ^, ~) r* b" G"It is really black, windy and hailing," she told CBC News on Sunday night. "It's looking pretty bad out there.") b7 f2 N, |, V, F
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.4 W9 M8 z% U8 _) K& ]
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers., [. E0 i7 t' j' c5 g5 _) E7 b, i# h! u
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"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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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.- x# N# P9 p# g1 v7 _# f- ?
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