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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. 9 W) }# O7 m; m% d7 p, k! b% [
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^; t. g3 m2 ]5 Q5 _3 U6 JEnvironment 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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5 ^6 q/ e: ^# s6 mSeveral 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.% f5 O* r* S4 j' r! h+ V
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Hailstones fell in several communities, with the largest hitting High River, Airdrie and Irricana., W( v4 B( J8 W+ T! ^
, b L0 \/ ]2 c- K% w$ fWade Nelson, who lives on a ranch near High River, said he got his vehicle into his garage just in time.
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$ A% |9 L% g8 ?1 d# }% s"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."# @$ @$ d, O8 X8 N* m
8 A `! `/ F0 B0 [High 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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8 P3 F* C5 V1 {( ^Shannon Williams was pumping gas in Carstairs when the storm blew into the town, dumping hail the size of golf balls.+ o5 @3 F x- c6 d+ p! \2 ]3 B5 S
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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.", ~. n2 g3 w* n4 k% M
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The campground at Crimson Lake Provincial Park west of Rocky Mountain House was hard hit by the storm.. B, ~# l) Z; q' R
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Bertha Taks, who helps run the campground, said the storm knocked down trees, damaging three trailers.$ J! b% m+ u" o' p; m7 c
4 ^) N! Q0 t$ L! N5 l6 p"The rain was in sheets, you could see it just blowing," she said.
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2 L4 S3 Q: ?3 R6 C"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.4 Q( c5 J. l0 U* U1 `1 Y
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