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, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 89, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind around 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 64 overnight. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thu's High Temperature
104 at Gila Bend, AZ
Fri's Low Temperature
25 at Angel Fire, NM
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