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. High near 91, with temperatures falling to around 86 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 71, with temperatures rising to around 73 overnight. Northeast wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny. High near 89, with temperatures falling to around 86 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 62. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
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
Port Vincent is a village in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 741 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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