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: Patchy fog after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 5 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Fri's High Temperature
103 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Fri's Low Temperature
22 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID