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: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 95, with temperatures falling to around 93 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 94, with temperatures falling to around 91 in the afternoon. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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