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: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 62.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
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
Columbia is a town in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 610 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Tyrrell County.
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