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 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 2 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Canaday Landing, south of, Edisto River
(9.6 miles away)
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
Cottageville is a town in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 762 at the 2010 census.
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