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 80. South wind around 6 mph.
Night: Haze between 7pm and midnight. Mostly clear. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers between 11am and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Thu's High Temperature
104 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ and Phoenix, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
29 at Austin, NV