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, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Areas of frost after 4am. Clear, with a low around 38. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 64. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
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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
Watervliet is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in the northeastern part of the county, the population was 1,669 at the 2020 census. Mostly a rural farming community. The city is surrounded by Watervliet Charter Township but is administered autonomously. “Watervliet” means “flowing water” in Dutch, coming from “water” and “vliet” "Vliet" is a Dutch word for a minor streaming water, though it may refer to a city canal or a river that connects such flows.
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