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 before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. West wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
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
Wed's Low Temperature
18 at 20 Miles Northwest Of Calpet, WY
Hassell is a town in Martin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 49 at the 2020 census, down from 84 in 2010.
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