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: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 100. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 5am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy. Low around 67, with temperatures rising to around 71 overnight. Heat index values as high as 97. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North northeast wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 64.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Night: Clear, with a low around 65.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Night: Clear, with a low around 65.
Thu's High Temperature
112 at Death Valley, CA and 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
25 at 13 Miles North Of White Sulphur Springs, MT
Gaines Landing (also Gaines' Landing and Gaines's Landing) is an extinct settlement in Chicot County, Arkansas, United States that once hosted a boat landing along the Mississippi River. The location played a role in the story of fugitive slave Margaret Garner (whose life was the basis of Toni Morrison's Beloved), and was used for troop movements during the American Civil War.
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