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: Mostly sunny. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Areas of frost after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northeast wind 2 to 10 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 60. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Patchy frost before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
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
Lake Orion ( ORR-ee-ən) is a village in the northern outskirts of Metro Detroit in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. The population was 2,973 at the 2010 census. "Lake Orion" can refer to either the village or the much larger Orion Township, of which the village is a part.
Lake Orion began as a resort town and over time has incorporated elements of a bedroom community.
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