1927 - An outbreak of tornadoes from Oklahoma to Indiana caused 81 deaths and 25 million dollars damage. A tornadocut an eight-mile long path across Saint Louis MO, to Granite City IL, killing 79 persons. The damage path at times was a mile and a quarter in width. The storm followed a similar path to tornadoes which struck in 1871, 1896, and 1959.
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Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. North northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East northeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East northeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 8am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Cocoa Beach
(5.5 miles away)
Port Canaveral (Trident Pier)
(7.1 miles away)
Cape Canaveral
(9.1 miles away)
Mon's High Temperature
101 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA
Mon's Low Temperature
23 at 32 Miles West-southwest Of Bynum, MT
Merritt Island is a peninsula, commonly referred to as an island, in Brevard County, Florida, United States, located on the eastern Florida coast, along the Atlantic Ocean. It is also the name of an unincorporated town in the central and southern parts of the island and a census-designated place (CDP).
The population was 34,518 at the 2020 census, down from 34,743 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center is located on Merritt Island to the north of the town, and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is located north of the space center.
The central part of Merritt Island, previously known as Merritt City, is home to the majority of the population and includes the local high school, library, and shopping district. The southern area is heavily residential, with centralized light commercial and light industrial areas.
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