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: Areas of fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Clear, with a low around 56.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Clear, with a low around 57.
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 and ~
Tue's Low Temperature
14 at Lyman, WY
Preston (also Pleasant Springs) is an unincorporated community in Kemper County, Mississippi. It lies at the intersection of State Highways 21 and 397 northwest of the city of De Kalb, the county seat of Kemper County. Its elevation is 541 feet (165 m). It has a post office with the ZIP code 39354.
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