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 after 4pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 0 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thu's High Temperature
104 at Gila Bend, AZ
Fri's Low Temperature
25 at Angel Fire, NM
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