Here are some of the biggest weather facts and stats from the week.
- An EF0 tornado was confirmed north of Phoenix, AZ on Monday, September 23. This is the first tornado to be confirmed in the state of Arizona since October 2018!
- As of Tuesday, September 24, Georgia has had 315 wildfires in September, which is roughly 106% more fires than the state’s five year average for the month.
- The Winter Storm Watch for the northern plains on Wednesday, September 25 was the first for 2019-2020 winter.
- On Thursday, September 27, Montgomery, AL not only broke the daily high temperature record, but also had its 2nd latest 100° day on record (1st latest is 10/6/1954).
- Tons of other cities also saw record high temperatures on Thursday, September 27:
- Mobile, AL (95°)
- Tuscaloosa, AL (97°)
- Apalachicola, FL (95°)
- Gainesville, FL (95°)
- Jacksonville, FL (97°)
- Atlanta, GA (95°)
- Augusta, GA (97°)
- Columbus, GA (100°)
- Macon, GA (102°)
- Savannah, GA (98°)
- St. Simons Island, GA (93°)
- Asheville, NC (86°)
- Charlotte, NC (95°)
- Raleigh, NC (94°)
- Columbia, SC (97°)
- Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (96°)
- Chattanooga, TN (96°)
- Knoxville, TN (89°)
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