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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Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. South wind 2 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 2 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West southwest wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind 5 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
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