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: Mostly cloudy. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 1 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Thu's High Temperature
104 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ and Phoenix, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
29 at Austin, NV