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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Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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103 at Rio Grande Village, TX
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22 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID
Cedar Rapids is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. The population was 137,710 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Iowa. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, 20 miles (32 km) north of Iowa City and 128 miles (206 km) northeast of Des Moines, the state's capital.
Cedar Rapids is the economic hub of Eastern Iowa, located at the core of the Interstate 380 corridor. The population of the three-county Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of Marion and Hiawatha, was 276,520 in 2020. The Cedar Rapids metropolitan area is also part of a combined statistical area with the Iowa City metropolitan area.
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