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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Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Clear, with a low around 58.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Clear, with a low around 59.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
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
Tuscumbia is a city in and the county seat of Colbert County, Alabama, United States. The population was 9,054 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 9,169 in 2023. The city is part of The Shoals metropolitan area.
Tuscumbia was the hometown of Helen Keller, who lived at Ivy Green. Several sites in the city are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, especially in the Tuscumbia Historic District. The city is also the site of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. And the town is famous for their Legendary Annual Catfish Cooking Contest.
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