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. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind around 15 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 12 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. West northwest wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 7 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Areas of frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 57. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 38. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Fri's High Temperature
103 at Gila Bend, AZ and 3 Miles East Southeast Of Casa Grande, AZ
Fri's Low Temperature
23 at Angel Fire, NM
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