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: Haze. Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. South wind around 6 mph.
Night: Haze before 11pm. Mostly clear. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 60 overnight. West wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. South wind around 7 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Clear, with a low around 51.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
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