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: Sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
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
Odell is a village in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,046 at the 2010 census.
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