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: Areas of fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 1 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind 0 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Richmond (river locks)
(9.6 miles away)
Thu's High Temperature
104 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ and Phoenix, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
29 at Austin, NV