1979 - The first killer tornado of record in October in Connecticut destroyed sixteen vintage aircraft at the Bradley Air Museum in Windsor Locks. The tornado damaged more than one hundred homes causing 200 million dollars damage. Three persons were killed, and 500 others were injured.
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Night: Clear, with a low around 66. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 88 in the afternoon. South wind 10 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 64. South wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Thu's High Temperature
104 at Gila Bend, AZ
Fri's Low Temperature
25 at Angel Fire, NM
Gilbert is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,211 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area.
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