1979 - Hurricane Frederick smashed into the Mobile Bay area of Alabama packing 132 mph winds. Winds gusts to 145 mph were reported as the eye of the hurricane moved over Dauphin Island AL, just west of Mobile. Frederick produced a fifteen foot storm surge near the mouth of Mobile Bay. The hurricane was the costliest in U.S. history causing 2.3 billion dollars damage.
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Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Areas of fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thu's High Temperature
104 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ and Phoenix, AZ and 3 Miles East-southeast Of Casa Grande, AZ and 3 Miles North-northeast Of Tempe, AZ
Fri's Low Temperature
26 at Austin, NV