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°)