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Old 04-19-07 | 10:14 PM
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June 20, 1995 - a dry microburst (smallish tornado) hit Winnipeg with wind speeds clocked at 160 km/h (100 mph). I was out cycling in that ... yes, it knocked me over. Actually, it felt like me and the bicycle were both lifted into the air for a few seconds. Very scary feeling.

http://www.apegm.mb.ca/pdnet/papers/Wind.pdf
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