1871 - Prolonged drought and dessicating winds led to the great Chicago fire, the Peshtigo horror, and the Michigan fire holocaust. Fire destroyed more than seventeen thousand buildings killing more than 200 persons in the city of Chicago, while a fire consumed the town of Peshtigo WI killing more than 1100 persons. In Wisconsin, a million acres of land were burned, and in Michigan, 2.5 million acres were burned killing 200 persons. "Tornadoes of fire" generated by intense heat caused houses to explode in fire, and burned to death scores of persons seeking refuge in open fields.
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Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 0 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East wind around 6 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind around 8 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
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100 at Rio Grande Village, TX and 5 Miles South Of Yuma, AZ and 6 Miles West Southwest Of Glamis, CA and ~
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14 at Lyman, WY
Blue Springs is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, United States. Blue Springs is located 19 miles (31 km) east of Kansas City. It is the eighth-largest city in the Kansas City metropolitan area and the eleventh-largest city in Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,604.
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