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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Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Night: Clear, with a low around 58.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
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
Independence is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 140 in 2000. It is located about an hour northwest of the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
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