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 69. North wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
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Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
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Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
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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 ~
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14 at Lyman, WY
Westport is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Oldham County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 268 as of the 2010 census. Westport has a post office with ZIP code 40077, which opened on November 29, 1815. The community is located along the Ohio River.
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