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 79. North northwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West northwest wind 2 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 2 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West southwest wind 2 to 9 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Clear, with a low around 49.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
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