1947 - The eye of a hurricane passed directly over New Orleans, and the barometric pressure dipped to 28.61 inches. The hurricane killed fifty-one persons, and caused 110 million dollars damage. It produced wind gusts to 155 mph while making landfall over Fort Lauderdale FL two days earlier.
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Day: Patchy fog before 8am. Sunny. High near 93, with temperatures falling to around 89 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 0 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind around 0 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Thu's High Temperature
101 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
18 at Peter Sinks, UT
Hicks is an unincorporated community in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States.
A post office called Hicks was established in 1887 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1992.
Hicks High School enrolls nearly four hundred pupils.
The Hicks Pentecostal Church Cemetery located in the community. It is the resting place of 30th Judicial District Court Judge Jim Mitchell.
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