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 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind around 3 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Rain showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Clear, with a low around 49.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
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
Blodgett is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon, United States, where Oregon Route 180 meets U.S. Route 20 in the Central Oregon Coast Range 15 miles (24 km) west of Corvallis. It is near the confluence of the Tumtum and Marys rivers. As of the 2020 census, the community had a population of 42.
Blodgett was named for pioneer settler William Blodgett. The post office was established in April 1888 with the name "Emrick", for a local family, and was changed to Blodgett shortly thereafter. Its ZIP code is 97326.
Blodgett is part of the Philomath School District. The 38-student Blodgett Elementary School serves kindergarten through fourth grade; older students attend schools in nearby Philomath.
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