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: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
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
Halifax is a town in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 234 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Halifax County. It is known as "The Birthplace of Freedom" for being the location for the April 12, 1776, adoption of the Halifax Resolves, which was the first official action by a colony calling for independence. Halifax is also home to the Halifax Historic District, a historic site operated by the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Halifax is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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