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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Auburn University Automatic Meteorological Observing System, AL
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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