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: Sunny, with a high near 88. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 60 overnight. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 93. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Thu's High Temperature
104 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ and Phoenix, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
29 at Austin, NV