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: A chance of rain before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. West northwest wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. East northeast wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 49. North wind 0 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. East southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. 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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