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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thu's High Temperature
104 at Gila Bend, AZ
Fri's Low Temperature
25 at Angel Fire, NM
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