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 9am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 2 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
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
Salley is a town in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 398 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. Salley is known for hosting the Chitlin Strut, a town-wide festival, every November. The town was also featured in the viral video for the Boots on the Ground (song).
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