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 85. East wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind around 6 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. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
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