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 88. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 60.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Night: Clear, with a low around 61.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Night: Clear, with a low around 60.
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
Hornbeck is a town in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 480 at the 2010 census, up from 435 in 2000. It is part of the Fort Johnson South Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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