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: Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 15 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Coates Point
(1.9 miles away)
Goose Creek entrance
(2.4 miles away)
Toms River (town), Toms River
(2.6 miles away)
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
Island Heights is a borough in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,650, a decrease of 23 (−1.4%) from the 2010 census count of 1,673, which in turn reflected a decline of 78 (−4.5%) from the 1,751 counted in the 2000 census.
The borough is a dry town where alcohol cannot legally be sold.
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