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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Isolated thunderstorms between noon and 2pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Thu's High Temperature
104 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ and Phoenix, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
29 at Austin, NV