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: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 51. East wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Rio Grande Village, TX and 5 Miles South Of Yuma, AZ and 6 Miles West Southwest Of Glamis, CA and ~
Tue's Low Temperature
14 at Lyman, WY
Charleston is a city in Franklin County, Arkansas, United States, and along with Ozark is one of the two county seats of Franklin County. The population was 2,494 at the 2010 census, down from 2,965 in 2000.
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