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 cloudy, with a high near 81. North wind around 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
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
Sherrills Ford is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. Since the 2010 census, it has been included within the Lake Norman of Catawba CDP. It is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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