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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Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. West southwest wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of rain after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West southwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. North northeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 59.
Night: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Day: Rain likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Day: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Steilacoom, Cormorant Passage
(4 miles away)
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
(7.1 miles away)
Yoman Point, Anderson Island, Balch Passage
(7.4 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
Lakewood is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 63,612 at the 2020 census. It is the second-largest city in the county, behind Tacoma, and is a suburban bedroom community. Lakewood is adjacent to the McChord AFB portion of Joint Base Lewis–McChord, a major military installation for the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force.
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