Samson, AL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (36477)
Feels Like 92°F
Current Weather
Feels Like 92°F
Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1900 - The greatest weather disaster in U.S. records occurred when a hurricane struck Galveston TX. A tide fifteen feet high washed over the island demolishing or carrying away buildings, and drowning more than 6000 persons. The hurricane destroyed more than 3600 houses, and total damage was more than thirty million dollars. Winds to 120 mph, and a twenty foot storm surge accompanied the hurricane. Following the storm, the surf was three hundred feet inland from the former water line. The hurricane claimed another 1200 lives outside of the Galveston area.
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Samson 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Monday Sep 8
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Sep 9
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Sep 10
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Thursday Sep 11
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Night: Clear, with a low around 61.
Friday Sep 12
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Night: Clear, with a low around 63.
Saturday Sep 13
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Night: Clear, with a low around 63.
Sunday Sep 14
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:25 AM
Sunset 7:00 PM
Last Light 7:25 PM
Moonset 7:10 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
Mon's Low Temperature
27 at 7 Miles South Southeast Of Moddersville, MI and 5 Miles East Of Davis, WV and 14 Miles West Southwest Of Mackay, ID
Weather Folklore
An evening gray, and a morning red, makes the shepherd hang his head.
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About Samson, Alabama
Samson is a city in Geneva County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,874, a decline from the figure of 1,940 tabulated in 2010. Samson incorporated in 1905 (according to the 1910 U.S. Census), although other sources cited 1906.
During the Great Depression, the T.S. Faulk and Company Store in downtown Samson purchased a large shipment of snuff, which remained stationary at the town's depot for an extended period of time. This led to Samson being nicknamed "Snuff City, U.S.A." The nickname is commemorated today with a New Year's drop of a Rooster snuff can.
In an attempt to shed this moniker, several community groups decided to plant extensive beds of red roses along all the roads leading into Samson. With this planting, they hoped the new slogan "City of a Million Roses" would take root. However, as the roses gradually disappeared, the old slogan resurfaced.
The town's current motto is "Samson...We Grow Friendly People." A Samson High School student devised the slogan during a high school contest. This contest received more than 50 entries, and the student emerged as the winner, earning $100. The contest committee deemed his slogan, "Samson-we grow friendly people," as a representation of the agricultural aspect and the amicability of the town.
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