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: Patchy fog before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 15 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southwest wind 5 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Thu's High Temperature
104 at Gila Bend, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
22 at Angel Fire, NM and Daniel, WY
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