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. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. North wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North northeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers after 5pm. Partly sunny. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers before 2am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
CHARLESTON
(0.7 miles away)
Sitka Dock, Coos Bay
(2.6 miles away)
Empire
(3.9 miles away)
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