1975 - Strong winds reduced visibilities to near zero in blowing dust resulting in a 22-car chain reaction accident on Interstate 10 near Toltec AZ. Two persons were killed, and 14 others were injured.
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Day: Patchy fog before 10am. Mostly sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 1 to 6 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 5am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 61, with temperatures rising to around 63 overnight. South southwest wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. North northwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Day: Patchy fog before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Thu's High Temperature
112 at Death Valley, CA and 16 Miles Southwest If Tecopa, CA
Thu's Low Temperature
28 at Peter Sinks, UT
Betsy Layne is a census-designated place (CDP) and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1875 along the Levisa Fork. The post office opened on May 1, 1908, with Clayton S. Hitchins as postmaster. Its ZIP code is 41605. The 2010 census reported the population to be 688. Stage actress Bette Henritze (born 1924) was a native of Betsy Layne.
Betsy Layne is located along the eastern border of Floyd County. It is bordered to the east by Pike County. U.S. Route 23 passes through the community, leading northwest 13 miles (21 km) to Prestonsburg and southeast 12 miles (19 km) to Pikeville.
In addition to being treated as a census-designated place by the United States Census Bureau, they also consider Betsy Layne and the nearby community of Stanville as a combined Census County Division (CCD). It had a population of 4,601 at the 2020 census. The CCD also includes the communities of Banner, Dana, Harold, Ivel and Tram.
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