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: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy. Low around 67, with temperatures rising to around 71 overnight. South wind 12 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 9 to 15 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. North northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. West northwest wind 12 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 7 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 7 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind around 12 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 52. North northwest wind around 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. East wind 5 to 8 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. South southeast wind 8 to 16 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South southeast wind around 15 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind around 16 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 7 to 12 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 7 to 12 mph.
Thu's High Temperature
104 at Gila Bend, AZ
Fri's Low Temperature
25 at Angel Fire, NM
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