It came ashore on September 13 with winds reaching 145 mph (over 230 km/h) at Dauphin Island Bridge, near the mouth of Mobile Bay. An hour later, it hit the coastline just west of Mobile, Alabama, near the state's border with Mississippi.
Experienced 110-mph winds?
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September 12 1979 in Fairhope, AL. I was nine years old when Hurricane Frederic went up Mobile Bay leaving a devasting blow to the Eastern Shore. It is a night I will never forget for as long as I live. A night of horror and awe all at the same time. I am not sure what the exact winds were that night. I have heard they were over 110 in Fairhope. I am trying to find some info where they might have it.
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