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: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Fri's High Temperature
103 at Gila Bend, AZ and 3 Miles East Southeast Of Casa Grande, AZ
Fri's Low Temperature
23 at Angel Fire, NM
Great Bend is a city in and the county seat of Barton County, Kansas, United States. It is named for its location at the point where the course of the Arkansas River bends east then southeast. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 14,733. It is home to Barton Community College.
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