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: Patchy fog before noon. Partly sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. North wind 3 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Clear. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. North northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Clear. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. East wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 43.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
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
Rockhouse is an unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.
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