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 chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thu's High Temperature
104 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ and Phoenix, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
29 at Austin, NV