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 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. South wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. South wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain before 7am. Mostly sunny. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. West wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. East wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind around 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Thu's High Temperature
104 at Gila Bend, AZ
Fri's Low Temperature
25 at Angel Fire, NM
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