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: Partly sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly 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
Wed's Low Temperature
18 at 20 Miles Northwest Of Calpet, WY
Forestdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is north of the Birmingham city neighborhood of Ensley. At the 2020 census, the population was 10,409.
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