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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Day: Sunny. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 88 in the afternoon. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 67. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 86 in the afternoon. South wind 12 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. West northwest wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 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 65. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. East southeast wind 2 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Thu's High Temperature
104 at Gila Bend, AZ
Fri's Low Temperature
25 at Angel Fire, NM
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