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. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Clear. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. Wind chill values as low as 46. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41. East wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
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
Howell County is in southern Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,750. The largest city and county seat is West Plains. The county was officially organized on March 2, 1857, and is named after Josiah Howell, a pioneer settler in the Howell Valley.
Howell County comprises the West Plains, MO, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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